Cisco IOS XE up to 2.2.2 on ASR 1000 IPv6 Packet Handler Crash denial of service : 9/1/2015 5:09:04 AM
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Cisco IOS XE up to 2.2.2 on ASR 1000 IPv6 Packet Handler Crash denial of service
8/30/2015 7:00:00 PM
General
scipID: 77500
Affected: Cisco IOS XE up to 2.2.2
Published: 08/31/2015
Risk: problematic
Created: 09/01/2015
Entry: 73% complete
Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco IOS XE up to 2.2.2 on ASR 1000. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component IPv6 Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability (crash). As an impact it is known to affect availability.
The weakness was published 08/31/2015 as CSCsv98555 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-6270. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
Upgrading to version 2.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (105967).CVSS
Base Score: 4.3 (CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) [?]
Temp Score: 3.2 (CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C) [?]
CPE
Exploiting
Class: Denial of service
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: No
Status: Unproven
Countermeasures
Recommended: Upgrade
Status: Official fix
0-Day Time: 0 days since found
Upgrade: IOS XE 2.2.3
Timeline
08/31/2015 | Advisory disclosed
09/01/2015 | VulDB entry created
09/01/2015 | VulDB entry updated
Sources
Advisory: CSCsv98555
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2015-6270 (mitre.org) (nvd.nist.org) (cvedetails.com)
X-Force: 105967 – Cisco ASR 1000 Aggregation Services Routers IPv6 denial of service
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