CVE-2018-0228 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense software, affecting various Cisco security appliances. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by sending a steady stream of malicious IP packets, causing the CPU to reach 100% utilization due to incorrect handling of an internal software lock. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) requires no user interaction and can lead to significant traffic delays. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 9.1, < 9.1.7.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.3, < 9.4.4.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.5, < 9.6.3.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.7, < 9.7.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.8, < 9.8.2.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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