CISA-confirmed known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2018-0167

Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Cisco · IOS, XR, and XE Software

Vulnerability details

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco IOS XR Software which could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code.

Added to CISA KEV: 2022-03-03

Ransomware campaign use: Unknown

CISA due date: 2022-03-17

Defensive guidance from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

This is the source's required-action field, not an independently validated patch procedure. Refer to the vendor for exact affected versions and fixes.

Source catalog date: 2026-11-06T19:44:45.1797Z · Last retrieved: 2026-11-06 21:02:26 UTC

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