Cisco IOS XE Source MAC Address DoS (CSCux48405)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 87847

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Synopsis

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

Description

According to its self-reported version, the Cisco IOS XE software running on the remote device is Release 16.1.1. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to incorrect processing of packets that have 0000:0000:0000 as a source MAC address. An unauthenticated, adjacent attacker can exploit this to cause the device to reload.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in the Cisco security advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 87847

File Name: cisco-sn-CSCux48405-iosxe.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 1/11/2016

Updated: 5/3/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-6431

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/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: 12/21/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/21/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-6431

BID: 79654

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-2015-1221-iosxe

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCux48405

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