VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-0173

CVSS score8.6 HIGH
EPSS probability7.61%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2018-03-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Cisco / IOS and IOS XE Software

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software function that restores encapsulated option 82 information in DHCP Version 4 (DHCPv4) packets could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a Relay Reply denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability exists because the affected software performs incomplete input validation of encapsulated option 82 information that it receives in DHCPOFFER messages from DHCPv4 servers. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted DHCPv4 packet to an affected device, which the device would then forward to a DHCPv4 server. When the affected software processes the option 82 information that is encapsulated in the response from the server, an error could occur. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg62754.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@cisco.com: CWE-20
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Primary references