Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Cluster Management Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
Published Oct 5, 2018
7.4
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.86%
Description
A vulnerability in the implementation of the cluster feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation when handling Cluster Management Protocol (CMP) messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious CMP message to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the switch to crash and reload or to hang, resulting in a DoS condition. If the switch hangs it will not reboot automatically, and it will need to be power cycled manually to recover.
Affected products
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IOS Software | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 25, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00856) | 56.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00856) | 56.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 44.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 43.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 49.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 17, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 57.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00176) | 54.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 49.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 27.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105404 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041737 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180926-cmp vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105404 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041737 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180926-cmp | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory |
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