Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-0466

Description

A vulnerability in the Open Shortest Path First version 3 (OSPFv3) implementation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of specific OSPFv3 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted OSPFv3 Link-State Advertisements (LSA) to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause an affected device to reload, leading to a denial of service (DoS) condition.

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Affected products

Cisco Systems, Inc./iOS Xellm-fuzzy
Cisco Systems, Inc./Cisco iOSllm-fuzzy
Cisco Systems, Inc./iOS Xr Softwarecpe-rescue
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Patches

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/105403nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041737nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180926-ospfv3-dosnvdVendor Advisory
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-094-03nvd

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