CVE-2018-0160 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the SNMP subsystem of Cisco IOS XE Software, affecting devices configured for SNMP and NAT. This flaw, caused by a double free memory error, allows an authenticated, remote attacker to trigger a device reload by sending crafted SNMP packets. With a CVSS score of 6.3 (Medium), exploitation requires knowledge of the SNMP community string (v2c/earlier) or user credentials (v3), indicating a high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.5\(3\)sCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:15.5\(3\)s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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