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CVE-2015-0618

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-0618 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS XR on Network Convergence System 6000 and Carrier Routing System X devices. Malformed IPv6 packets with extension headers can trigger a line-card reload, disrupting network operations. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating a high severity due to its remote attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete availability impact. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:carrier_routing_system:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:carrier_routing_system:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.1HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0232 is in the 39th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150220-ipv6
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/72713
securitytracker.com / id/1031778