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CVE-2018-0164

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-0164 describes a vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software's Switch Integrated Security Features, allowing an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an interface queue wedge by sending crafted IPv6 packets. This affects Cisco cBR-8 Converged Broadband Routers, ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers, and Cloud Services Router 1000V Series when configured with IPv6. With a CVSS score of 8.6 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on availability, as it can disrupt network services. While observed on the cBR-8, the same code logic exists in other affected products. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
15.6\(2\)spCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:15.6\(2\)sp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.6HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.94%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0194 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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-20180328-sisf
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103553
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry