High severity · published Oct 5, 2018
CVE-2018-0472
A vulnerability in the IPsec driver code of multiple Cisco IOS XE Software platforms and the Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an…
8.6
CVSS
16.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the IPsec driver code of multiple Cisco IOS XE Software platforms and the Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload. The vulnerability is due to improper processing of malformed IPsec Authentication Header (AH) or Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malformed IPsec packets to be processed by an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a reload of the affected device.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)16.2% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IX
IOS XE · Cisco
15.5(3)s5.36; 16.8.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0472
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0472
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105418
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041735
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041737
ics-cert.us-cert.gov
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-094-04
Vendor Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180926-ipsec
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