CVE-2018-0167
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Multiple Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on an affected device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuo17183, CSCvd73487.
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Key data
CVSS 3.1 High 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector: Adjacent
The attacker needs to be on the same shared network segment or a closely related one.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | Adjacent | The attacker needs to be on the same shared network segment or a closely related one. |
| Attack complexity | Low | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will. |
| Privileges required | None | No account or privileges are needed. |
| User interaction | None | No action from any user is needed. |
| Scope | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component. |
| Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. |
| Integrity impact | High | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data. |
| Availability impact | High | Serious or total effect on availability. |
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EPSS
- Score
- 0.03354 (3.4% probability)
- Percentile
- 88.8%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name in the catalog
- Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Added to the catalog
- Mar 3, 2022
- Federal due date
- Mar 17, 2022
CISA assessment as of Nov 8, 2024
- Exploitation
- Recorded by CISA as active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Affected products
Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR
- affected: Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdviso…
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-03
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-04
- 1040586 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-05
- 103564 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Record last updated
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