CVE-2011-3295 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted network traffic in Cisco IOS XR processes, affecting carrier routing systems.

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-2011-3295?

CVE-2011-3295 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr, published on 2 May 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The NETIO and IPV4_IO processes in Cisco IOS XR 3.8 through 4.1, as used in Cisco Carrier Routing System and other products, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted network traffic, aka Bug ID CSCti59888.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3295?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios Xr.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3295?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3295 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-2011-3295 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3295 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Ios Xr vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-97q3-6fvf-c4mg.

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