CVE-2018-0174: Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03
EPSS: 7.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-03-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

A vulnerability in the DHCP option 82 encapsulation functionality of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability exists because the affected software performs incomplete input validation of option 82 information that it receives in DHCP Version 4 (DHCPv4) packets from DHCP relay agents. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted DHCPv4 packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuh91645.

Affected products

Cisco IOS: through 15.2\(4a\)ea5; through 15.2\(6\)e0a; 12.2(33)sre7a
Cisco IOS XE: through 15.2\(4a\)ea5; through 15.2\(6\)e0a; 12.2(33)sre7a

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