CVE-2006-1670 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco ONS 15000 nodes by sending invalid responses, leading to memory exhaustion or card resets.
- 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-2006-1670?
CVE-2006-1670 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Control cards for Cisco Optical Networking System (ONS) 15000 series nodes before 20060405 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and possibly card reset) by sending an invalid response when the final ACK is expected, aka bug ID CSCei45910.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1670?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Cisco Ons 15310-Cl Series, Cisco Ons 15454 Mspp, Cisco Ons 15454 Mstp, Cisco Ons 15600, Cisco Optical Networking Systems Software.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1670?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1670 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-2006-1670 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1670 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f8cr-xgwc-mr3c.