{"id":"CVE-2018-0158","published":"2018-03-28T22:29:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:29:57Z","title":"Cisco IOS and XE Software Internet Key Exchange Memory Leak Vulnerability","vendor":"Cisco","product":"IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software","tier":"core","eol":null,"description":{"text":"A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) module of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a memory leak or a reload of an affected device that leads to a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to incorrect processing of certain IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IKEv2 packets to an affected device to be processed. A successful exploit could cause an affected device to continuously consume memory and eventually reload, resulting in a DoS condition. 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An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit it by sending crafted IKEv2 packets to an affected device, which can lead to continuous memory consumption and an eventual reload, resulting in denial of service.","provenance":"ai","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","generatedAt":"2026-10-23T07:13:22Z"},"cvss":{"score":8.6,"severity":"HIGH","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H","provenance":"source","from":"NVD"},"epss":{"score":0.0719,"percentile":0.94303,"date":"2026-10-31","provenance":"source"},"kev":{"dateAdded":"2022-03-03","dueDate":"2022-03-17","ransomware":false,"requiredAction":"Apply updates per vendor 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