CVE-2018-0469 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the web user interface of Cisco IOS XE Software. It stems from a double-free error in memory handling when specific HTTP requests are processed, allowing an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a device reload. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high attack complexity, requiring access to the management interface. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking public exploit code, it has received some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
16.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.