CVE-2018-0189
MEDIUMCisco IOS XE < 15.5(3)s5 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Recursive Route Injection
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the Forwarding Information Base (FIB) code of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, network attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to a limitation in the way the FIB is internally representing recursive routes. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting routes into the routing protocol that have a specific recursive pattern. The attacker must be in a position on the network that provides the ability to inject a number of recursive routes with a specific pattern. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause an affected device to reload, creating a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCva91655.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-FIB-dos
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103548
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0105
EPSS Percentile
60.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (1)
cisco/ios_xe
< 15.5\(3\)s5
Published
Mar 28, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026