CVE-2011-3279 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a device reload via malformed SIP packets, impacting network availability for Cisco IOS devices.

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-2011-3279?

CVE-2011-3279 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

The provider-edge MPLS NAT implementation in Cisco IOS 12.1 through 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.1, and IOS XE 3.1.xSG, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a malformed SIP packet to UDP port 5060, aka Bug ID CSCti98219.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3279?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Ios, Cisco Ios Xe.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3279?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3279 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-2011-3279 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3279 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-2765-4mww-988c.

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