CVE-2018-0165
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.007 · 53 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) packet-processing functionality of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to exhaust buffers on an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition, aka a Memory Leak. The vulnerability is due to the affected software insufficiently processing IGMP Membership Query packets that are sent to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a large number of IGMP Membership Query packets, which contain certain values, to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust buffers on the affected device, resulting in a DoS condition that requires the device to be reloaded manually. This vulnerability affects: Cisco Catalyst 4500 Switches with Supervisor Engine 8-E, if they are running Cisco IOS XE Software Release 3.x.x.E and IP multicast routing is configured; Cisco devices that are running Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.x, if IP multicast routing is configured. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuw09295, CSCve94496.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixed16.2.1cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.2.2cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.3.1cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.3.1acisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.3.2cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.3.3cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.4.1cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.4.2cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed3.7.0Ecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed3.7.1Ecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed3.7.2Ecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed3.7.3Ecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed3.7.4Ecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed3.7.5Ecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed3.8.0Ecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.4
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (20)
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advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-1871Cisco IOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2018-03-28csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Cisco IOS und Cisco IOS XE ausnutzen, um Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Daten einzusehen, einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern, Cross-Site Scripting Angriffe durchzuführen, Sicherheitsmechanismen zu umgehen oder beliebigen Code mit administrativen Privilegien zur Ausführung zu bringen.
- cisco-sa-20180328-igmpCisco IOS XE Software Internet Group Management Protocol Memory Leak Vulnerability2018-03-28csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) packet-processing functionality of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to exhaust buffers on an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to the affected software insufficiently processing IGMP Membership Query packets that are sent to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a large number of IGMP Membership Query packets, which contain certain values, to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust buffers on the affected device, resulting in a DoS condition that requires the device to be reloaded manually. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-igmp ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-igmp"] This advisory is part of the March 28, 2018, release of the Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication, which includes 20 Cisco Security Advisories that describe 22 vulnerabilities. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: March 2018 Semiannual Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-66682"].
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040592cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-igmpcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103568cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103568enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040592enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-igmpenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103568Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040592Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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