CVE-2012-2488 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco IOS XR devices by sending crafted packets, disrupting packet transmission.
- 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-2012-2488?
CVE-2012-2488 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr, published on 31 May 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco IOS XR before 4.2.1 on ASR 9000 series devices and CRS series devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (packet transmission outage) via a crafted packet, aka Bug IDs CSCty94537 and CSCtz62593.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2488?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Cisco Asr 9000 Rsp440 Router, Cisco Crs Performance Route Processor, Cisco Ios Xr.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2488?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2488 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-2012-2488 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2488 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xr
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w5qh-vv4g-4g87.