CVE-2010-0137 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the SSH server and consume memory in Cisco IOS XR by sending a crafted SSH2 packet.

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-2010-0137?

CVE-2010-0137 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr, published on 21 Jan 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the sshd_child_handler process in the SSH server in Cisco IOS XR 3.4.1 through 3.7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash and memory consumption) via a crafted SSH2 packet, aka Bug ID CSCsu10574.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0137?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios Xr.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0137?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0137 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-2010-0137 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0137 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Ios Xr vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qhpf-56xh-5j88.

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