CVE-2018-0158 Information

Description

A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) module of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a memory leak or a reload of an affected device that leads to a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to incorrect processing of certain IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IKEv2 packets to an affected device to be processed. A successful exploit could cause an affected device to continuously consume memory and eventually reload resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf22394.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103566 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040595 https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-03 https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-04 https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-ike

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.6