CVE-2018-0154
Cisco IOS Software Integrated Services Module for VPN Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 17 March 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
A vulnerability in the crypto engine of the Cisco Integrated Services Module for VPN (ISM-VPN) running Cisco IOS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient handling of VPN traffic by the affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted VPN traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to hang or crash, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd39267.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.07% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 March 2022 · due 17 March 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- cisco/ios
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0154
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103559Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040585Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-dosVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103559Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040585Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-dosVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0154US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.