CVE-2011-3273 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory consumption in Cisco IOS when IPS or Zone-Based Firewall is configured.

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-2011-3273?

CVE-2011-3273 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 3 Oct 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory leak in Cisco IOS 15.0 through 15.1, when IPS or Zone-Based Firewall (aka ZBFW) is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device crash) via vectors that trigger many session creation flows, aka Bug ID CSCti79848.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3273?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3273?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3273 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-2011-3273 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Ios vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c35x-v8hf-66rw.

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