CVE-2018-0286

MEDIUM

Cisco Ios XR - Improper Exception Handling

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Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0082
EPSS Percentile 74.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Classification

CWE
CWE-399 CWE-755
Status published

Affected Products (3)

cisco/ios_xr
cisco/ios_xr
cisco/ios_xr

Timeline

Published May 02, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026