CVE-2018-0156

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-0156
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-03-28 22:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-09-02 16:03:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the Smart Install feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of packet data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted packet to an affected device on TCP port 4786. Only Smart Install client switches are affected. Cisco devices that are configured as a Smart Install director are not affected by this vulnerability. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd40673.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.155280000 probability, percentile 0.946420000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-03-03; due 2022-03-17; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-20

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorCisco
ProductIOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software
NameCisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software Smart Install Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0156

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 24lc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 24lc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 24lc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 24lc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 24pc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 24pc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 24pc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 24pc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 24tc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 24tc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 24tc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 24tc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 48pst-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 48pst-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 48pst-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 48pst-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 48tc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 48tc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 48tc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960-plus 48tc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960c-12pc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960c-12pc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960c-8pc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960c-8pc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960c-8tc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960c-8tc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960c-8tc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960c-8tc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960cg-8tc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960cg-8tc-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960cpd-8pt-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960cpd-8pt-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960cpd-8tt-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960cpd-8tt-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-24pd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-24pd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-24ps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-24ps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-24td-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-24td-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-24ts-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-24ts-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-24ts-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-24ts-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-48fpd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-48fpd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-48fps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-48fps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-48lpd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-48lpd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-48lps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-48lps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-48td-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-48td-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-48ts-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-48ts-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-48ts-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-48ts-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-f24ps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-f24ps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-f24ts-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-f24ts-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-f24ts-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-f24ts-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-f48fps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-f48fps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-f48lps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-f48lps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-f48ts-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-f48ts-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-f48ts-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960s-f48ts-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-24pd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-24pd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-24ps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-24ps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-24psq-l Cool - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-24psq-l Cool - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-24td-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-24td-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-24ts-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-24ts-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-24ts-ll - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-24ts-ll - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-48fpd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-48fpd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-48fps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-48fps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-48lpd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-48lpd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-48lps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-48lps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-48td-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-48td-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-48ts-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-48ts-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-48ts-ll - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960x-48ts-ll - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-24pd-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-24pd-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-24ps-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-24ps-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-24td-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-24td-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-24ts-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-24ts-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-48fpd-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-48fpd-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-48fps-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-48fps-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-48lpd-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-48lpd-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-48lps-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-48lps-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-48td-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-48td-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-48ts-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 2960xr-48ts-i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560c-12pc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560c-12pc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560c-8pc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560c-8pc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560cg-8pc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560cg-8pc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560cg-8tc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560cg-8tc-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560cpd-8pt-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560cpd-8pt-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24p-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24p-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24p-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24p-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24p-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24p-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24t-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24t-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24t-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24t-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24t-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24t-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24u-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24u-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24u-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24u-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24u-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-24u-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48p-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48p-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48p-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48p-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48p-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48p-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48pf-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48pf-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48pf-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48pf-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48pf-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48pf-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48t-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48t-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48t-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48t-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48t-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48t-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48u-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48u-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48u-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48u-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48u-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3560x-48u-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-12s-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-12s-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-12s-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-12s-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24p-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24p-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24p-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24p-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24p-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24p-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24s-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24s-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24s-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24s-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24t-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24t-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24t-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24t-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24t-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24t-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24u-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24u-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24u-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24u-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24u-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-24u-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48p-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48p-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48p-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48p-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48p-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48p-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48pf-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48pf-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48pf-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48pf-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48pf-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48pf-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48t-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48t-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48t-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48t-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48t-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48t-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48u-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48u-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48u-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48u-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48u-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3750x-48u-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 4500 Supervisor Engine 6-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 4500 Supervisor Engine 6-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 4500 Supervisor Engine 6l-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 4500 Supervisor Engine 6l-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 4900m - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 4900m - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 4948e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 4948e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 4948e-f - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 4948e-f - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 24tc Con - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 24tc Con - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 24tc Con B - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 24tc Con B - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 24tc Ncp - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 24tc Ncp - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 24tc Ncp B - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 24tc Ncp B - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 Con - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 Con - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 Con B - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 Con B - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 Ncp - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 Ncp - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 Ncp B - All All All
Hardware Cisco Embedded Service 2020 Ncp B - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie-3010-16s-8pc - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie-3010-16s-8pc - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie-3010-24tc - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie-3010-24tc - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16ptc-g - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16ptc-g - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16t67 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16t67 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16t67p - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16t67p - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16tc - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16tc - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16tc-g - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16tc-g - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16tc-g-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16tc-g-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16tc-g-n - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16tc-g-n - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16tc-g-x - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-16tc-g-x - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-24t67 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-24t67 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-4s-ts-g - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-4s-ts-g - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-4t - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-4t - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-4t-g - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-4t-g - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-4ts - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-4ts - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-4ts-g - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-4ts-g - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-8t67 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-8t67 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-8t67p - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-8t67p - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-8tc - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-8tc - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-8tc-g - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-8tc-g - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-8tc-g-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-8tc-g-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-8tc-g-n - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 2000-8tc-g-n - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 3000-4tc - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 3000-4tc - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 3000-8tc - All All All
Hardware Cisco Ie 3000-8tc - All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 15.2(2)e4 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 15.2(2a)ja All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 15.2\(2a\)ja All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 15.2\(2\)e4 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 15.2\(2a\)ja All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 15.2\(2\)e4 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 15.2(2)e4 All All All
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Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 15.2\(2a\)ja All All All
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Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 15.2\(2a\)ja All All All
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References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Rockwell Automation Stratix and ArmorStratix Switches | CISA MISC ics-cert.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software CVE-2018-0156 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Rockwell Automation Stratix Industrial Managed Ethernet Switch | ICS-CERT MISC ics-cert.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Smart Install Denial of Service Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco IOS/IOS XE Smart Install Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Cause the Target System to Reload - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

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