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Cisco IOS XE Software Performance Routing Version 3 Denial of Service Vulnerability
medium Nessus Plugin ID 123795
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS XE Software is affected by following vulnerability- A vulnerability in Performance Routing Version 3 (PfRv3) of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the affected device to reload.The vulnerability is due to the processing of malformed smart probe packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted smart probe packets at the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to reload the device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) attack on an affected system. (CVE-2019-1760)
Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvj55896See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 123795
File Name: cisco-sa-20190327-pfrv3.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 4/5/2019
Updated: 5/3/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1760
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS-XE/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-1760