ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
CVE-2018-0155: Cisco Catalyst Bidirectional Forwarding Detection Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
| Vendor | Cisco |
|---|---|
| Product | Catalyst 4500 Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Switches |
| Actively exploited | Yes |
| Added to CISA KEV | 3 Mar 2022 |
| CISA federal deadline | 17 Mar 2022 |
| Weakness (CWE) | CWE-388 |
Required action (CISA's text)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description (NVD)
A vulnerability in the Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) offload implementation of Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a crash of the iosd process, causing a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
SOURCES
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Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.