Cisco IOS XR Software Crafted IPv6 Packet DoS (cisco-sa-20150611-iosxr)

high Nessus Plugin ID 84287

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

The remote Cisco IOS XR device is affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to improper processing of IPv6 packets carrying extension headers that are otherwise valid but are unlikely to occur during normal operation. A remote attacker, using a specially crafted packet, can cause a reload of the line card, resulting in a denial of service condition.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20150611-iosxr.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?42990bf4

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 84287

File Name: cisco-sa-20150611-iosxr.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 6/19/2015

Updated: 4/8/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-0769

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xr_software

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS-XR/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/11/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0769

BID: 75155

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20150611-iosxr

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCtx03546