What is CVE-2018-0161?

CVE-2018-0161 is a vulnerability in Cisco Ios, classified under CWE-399. Published 2018-03-28.

Is CVE-2018-0161 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2018-0161 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Cisco Ios

CVE-2018-0161

A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software running on certain models of Cisco Catalyst Switches could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) conditio…

EPSS: 0.009 (76.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a Cisco Ios — versions Cisco IOS

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-03. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-03-17.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

103573 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328… (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
1040589 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0161?: CVE-2018-0161 is a vulnerability in Cisco Ios, classified under CWE-399. Published 2018-03-28.
Is CVE-2018-0161 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2018-0161 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.