CVE-2018-0418: cisco systems, inc. asr 9000 series aggregation services router software Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-0418 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in cisco systems, inc. asr 9000 series aggregation services router software. EPSS estimates a 3.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-08-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 26-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the Local Packet Transport Services (LPTS) feature set of Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of input and validation checking on certain Precision Time Protocol (PTP) ingress traffic to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malformed traffic into an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause services on the device to become unresponsive, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvj22858.

• CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionThe product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.