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HIGH SEVERITY
CVE-2018-0167 Cisco · IOS, XR, and XE Software

Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH
8.8 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

0.89 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
75.2 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 75.2% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Mar 03, 2022

Remediation Due

Mar 17, 2022

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco IOS XR Software which could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code.

Remediation Directive

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

External Intelligence