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Fencer Vulns
high 8.0

CVE-2018-0175 kev in the critical feed json

Format String vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco I…

published 2018-03-28 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-0998

cvss
8.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2022-03-03
epss
3.5%
EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Format String vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on an affected device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd73664.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-18-107-03 updated cvss 8.8

ICSA-18-107-03_Rockwell Automation Stratix Services Router

  • Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley Stratix 5900 Services Router <= 15.6.3M1
    affected: mitigation “Rockwell Automation has released knowledge base article 1073313” rockwellautomation.custhelp.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

cisa ICSA-18-107-04 updated cvss 8.8

Rockwell Automation Stratix and ArmorStratix Switches

  • Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley ArmorStratix 5700 Industrial Managed Ethernet Switches for extreme environments <= 15.2(6)E0a Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley Stratix 5400 Industrial Ethernet Switches <= 15.2(6)E0a Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley Stratix 5410 Industrial Distribution Switches <= 15.2(6)E0a Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley Stratix 5700 Industrial Managed Ethernet Switches <= 15.2(6)E0a Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley Stratix 8000 Modular Managed Ethernet Switches <= 15.2(6)E0a
    affected: mitigation “Rockwell Automation recommends users upgrade to FRN 15.2(6)E1 or later.” rockwellautomation.custhelp.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. CISA patch deadline
  4. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
4 y ago
Patch by
2022-03-17 (4 y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Cisco, IOS, XR, and XE Software
CISA name
Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

3.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.9 AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • n/a Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.