Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-0473

A vulnerability in the Precision Time Protocol (PTP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition of the Precision Time Protocol. The vulnerability is due to insufficient processing of PTP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a custom PTP packet to, or through, an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition for the PTP subsystem, resulting in time synchronization issues across the network.
Published 2018-10-05 14:29:05
Updated 2019-10-03 00:03:26
Source Cisco Systems, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2018-0473

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-0473

EPSS FAQ
0.23%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 61 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-0473

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
 NIST
8.6
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.9
4.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2018-0473

  • Assigned by: ykramarz@cisco.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2018-0473

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