CVE-2012-1311 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco IOS devices with VRF interfaces via crafted RSVP packets.

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-2012-1311?

CVE-2012-1311 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 29 Mar 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The RSVP feature in Cisco IOS 15.0 and 15.1 and IOS XE 3.2.xS through 3.4.xS before 3.4.2S, when a VRF interface is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (interface queue wedge and service outage) via crafted RSVP packets, aka Bug ID CSCts80643.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1311?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Ios, Cisco Ios Xe.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1311?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1311 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-2012-1311 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1311 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4wp8-c9m8-94qj.

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