CVE-2018-0466 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Open Shortest Path First version 3 (OSPFv3) implementation of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software. An unauthenticated, adjacent attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted OSPFv3 Link-State Advertisements (LSAs), causing the affected device to reload. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and high impact on availability. While there is no known public exploit code or active exploitation, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
16.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:16.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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