Cisco IOS Software IPv6 Hop-by-Hop DoS Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20180926-ipv6hbh)

high Nessus Plugin ID 117949

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the IOS is affected by one or more vulnerabilities. Please see the included Cisco BIDs and the Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID(s) CSCuz28570.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?6d5b700b

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCuz28570

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 117949

File Name: cisco-sa-20180926-ipv6hbh-ios.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 10/5/2018

Updated: 9/24/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-0467

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/26/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-0467

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20180926-ipv6hbh

IAVA: 2018-A-0312-S

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCuz28570