# CVE-2018-0469: Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Denial of Service Vulnerability

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can cause a denial of service by triggering a double-free error in the web UI.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mx9c-5j73-j9h5

## What is CVE-2018-0469?

CVE-2018-0469 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 5 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the web user interface of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability is due to a double-free-in-memory handling by the affected software when specific HTTP requests are processed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specific HTTP requests to the web user interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have access to the management interface of the affected software, which is typically connected to a restricted management network.

Weakness: CWE-415 (Double Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0469?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Ios Xe.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0469?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0469 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0469 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0469 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xe

- [CVE-2023-20198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20198/): Cisco IOS XE Web UI Privilege Escalation (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-0151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0151/): Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software Quality of Service Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-20273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20273/): Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection (high 7.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-20188](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20188/): Hardcoded credentials in Cisco IOS XE Software (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-34770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34770/): Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers CAPWAP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0469 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0469 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 5 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0469 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Ios Xe. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0469/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0469/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0469
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0469
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0469

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0469/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.