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CVE-2018-0472: cisco cisco adaptive security appliance (asa) software Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 8.6v3.0HighModified
Published 05-10-2018Last modified 26-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-0472 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in cisco cisco adaptive security appliance (asa) software. EPSS estimates a 16.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
38/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
16.22%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-10-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the IPsec driver code of multiple Cisco IOS XE Software platforms and the Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload. The vulnerability is due to improper processing of malformed IPsec Authentication Header (AH) or Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malformed IPsec packets to be processed by an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a reload of the affected device.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

16.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 16.22% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
16.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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