Cisco IOS Software Resource Management Errors Vulnerability (CVE-2018-0161)
Severity: medium · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-03-03 · 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) condition. CISA added CVE-2018-0161 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 3, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Mar 17, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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