CVE-2006-1631 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service and device reload on Cisco CSS 11500 switches via crafted HTTP requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1631?
CVE-2006-1631 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the HTTP compression functionality in Cisco CSS 11500 Series Content Services switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via (1) "valid, but obsolete" or (2) "specially crafted" HTTP requests.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1631?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Content Services Switch 11500.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1631?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1631 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-1631 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1631 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2q79-vf6r-4vcm.