CVE-2018-0158
Published 2018-03-28 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source psirt@cisco.com
Summary
CVE-2018-0158 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.6) vulnerability in Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 3, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by March 17, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Cisco has 102 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 7 of them linked to ransomware.
All 102 known-exploited Cisco vulnerabilities →Description
A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) module of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a memory leak or a reload of an affected device that leads to a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to incorrect processing of certain IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IKEv2 packets to an affected device to be processed. A successful exploit could cause an affected device to continuously consume memory and eventually reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf22394.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Cisco — IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software
Name: Cisco IOS and XE Software Internet Key Exchange Memory Leak Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-03-03 · Due: 2022-03-17
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103566
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040595
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-03
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-04
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-ike
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103566
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040595
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-03

