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CVE-2018-0165 can cause affected Cisco IOS XE devices to run out of buffers when they process certain IGMP Membership Query traffic. The result is a denial of service that may require a manual device reload. Exposure is limited to adjacent attackers and systems with IP multicast routing configured. Most exposure is inside local or adjacent network segments, not direct internet reachability. Prioritize Cisco IOS XE devices that run IP multicast routing, especially Catalyst 4500 Supervisor Engine 8-E on 3.x.x.E and IOS XE 16.x platforms. Treat this as a targeted availability risk to network infrastructure. It is not documented here as actively exploited, but affected devices can require manual recovery, so remediation should be scheduled for multicast-enabled IOS XE environments. Mitigation focus: Review Cisco advisory cisco-sa-20180328-igmp for vendor-confirmed fixed releases.; Upgrade affected IOS XE devices according to Cisco guidance.; Disable IP multicast routing where it is not operationally required..
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- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-igmpCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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