CVE-2006-1671 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco ONS 15000 nodes by sending crafted IP or OSPF packets, requiring vendor patches.

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-2006-1671?

CVE-2006-1671 is a medium-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 (card reset) via (1) a "crafted" IP packet to a device with secure mode EMS-to-network-element access, aka bug ID CSCsc51390; (2) a "crafted" IP packet to a device with IP on the LAN interface, aka bug ID CSCsd04168; and (3) a "malformed" OSPF packet, aka bug ID CSCsc54558.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1671?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Cisco Ons 15310-Cl Series, Cisco Ons 15454 Mspp, Cisco Ons 15600, Cisco Optical Networking Systems Software, Cisco Transport Controller.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1671?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1671 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-2006-1671 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1671 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-58gc-2cp7-m5wg.

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