High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 28, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-0170
CVE-2018-0170
Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco Umbrella Integration feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition, related to the OpenDNS software. The vulnerability is due to a logic error that exists when handling a malformed incoming packet, leading to access to an internal data structure after it has been freed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted, malformed IP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb86327.
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2- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103560nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040590nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-opendns-dosnvdVendor Advisory
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