CVE-2018-0157 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software's Zone-Based Firewall, affecting specific Everest releases. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted fragmented IPv4 or IPv6 packets, causing the device to reload. With a CVSS score of 8.6 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no known public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
16.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.5.1bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.5.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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