CVE-2010-0577 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco IOS devices via crafted TCP segments when specific PMTUD, SNAT, or window-size configurations are enabled.

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-2010-0577?

CVE-2010-0577 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 25 Mar 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4, when certain PMTUD, SNAT, or window-size configurations are used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, and device reload or hang) via a TCP segment with crafted options, aka Bug ID CSCsz75186.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0577?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0577?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0577 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-2010-0577 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-2q84-j32v-48rc.

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