CVE-2018-0286
MEDIUMCisco IOS XR - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Malformed Netconf Requests
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the netconf interface of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of malformed requests processed by the netconf process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to the affected software. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the targeted process to restart, resulting in a DoS condition on the affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg95792.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104083
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040827
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180502-iosxr
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0330
EPSS Percentile
86.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-399
CWE-755
Status
published
Products (3)
cisco/ios_xr
6.3.1
cisco/ios_xr
6.3.2
cisco/ios_xr
6.5.1
Published
May 02, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026