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CVE-2018-0282: Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software TCP Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the TCP socket code of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability is due to a state condition between the socket state and the transmission control block (TCB) state. While this vulnerability potentially affects all TCP applications, the only affected application observed so far is the HTTP server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specific HTTP requests at a sustained rate to a reachable IP address of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.

MediumCVSS 6.8Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

This flaw can make affected Cisco IOS or IOS XE network devices reload if an unauthenticated attacker can send sustained crafted HTTP traffic to a reachable device IP. The business impact is outage risk for routing, switching, or network services. The provided sources do not identify data theft or code execution. Exposure is most likely on Cisco IOS or IOS XE devices with the HTTP server reachable from untrusted networks. The source bundle does not provide exact affected versions, configurations, or fixed releases, so teams must verify against Cisco’s advisory and their device inventory. Treat as a moderate network availability risk. Prioritize critical or exposed infrastructure because a successful attack can cause reloads and service disruption, but available evidence does not show data compromise or confirmed active exploitation. Mitigation focus: Review Cisco advisory cisco-sa-20190109-tcp for affected releases and fixed software.; Limit HTTP server exposure to trusted management networks only.; Disable unnecessary HTTP services where operationally acceptable..

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.8 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Official CVE source material

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1CVSS vectors
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0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
6.8CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H2.24Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

6.8Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2018-0282Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
CiscoCisco IOSn/aListed
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State Issues

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