VDB-115169 · CVE-2018-0165 · BID 103568

Cisco IOS XE IGMP resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS XE. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component IGMP Handler. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-0165. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS XE (Router Operating System) (unknown version) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component IGMP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 03/28/2018. The weakness was shared 03/28/2018 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20180328-igmp as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-0165 since 11/27/2017. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316216 (Cisco IOS XE Software Internet Group Management Protocol Memory Leak Vulnerability(cisco-sa-20180328-igmp)).

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 103568†). The entries VDB-115171, VDB-115172, VDB-115168 and VDB-115165 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20180328-igmp
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0165 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0165
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115169

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SecurityFocus: 103568 - Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst Switches CVE-2018-0165 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040592

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2018 09:14
Updated: 02/06/2021 11:36
Changes: 03/29/2018 09:14 (65), 01/17/2020 17:14 (5), 02/06/2021 11:32 (2), 02/06/2021 11:36 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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