CVE-2018-0418 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Local Packet Transport Services (LPTS) feature of Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. This flaw, stemming from insufficient input validation of Precision Time Protocol (PTP) ingress traffic, allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to render device services unresponsive. With a CVSS score of 8.6 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed on the KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.3.3_baseCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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