CVE-2018-0470 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco IOS XE Software. This flaw allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) by sending specially crafted, malformed HTTP packets to an affected device. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.6, indicating a severe impact with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
16.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.3\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.