CVE-2018-0471

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.85% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 55.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2018-10-05 14:00Z7 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-11-26 14:38Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2017-11-27

Assigning CNA

cisco

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass
• CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective LifetimeBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

3ffdf36837d634feed70dd32a067a7404854b3aa0a98ab2565442a6ca7570547

• tools.cisco.com20180926 Cisco IOS XE Software Cisco Discovery Protocol Memory Leak Vulnerabilityhttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180926-cdp-memleakvendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
• www.securityfocus.com105398http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105398vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• www.securitytracker.com1041737http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041737vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK