CVE-2012-3895 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can crash Cisco IOS devices by sending a malicious MVPNv6 update, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-3895?

CVE-2012-3895 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 16 Sep 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco IOS 15.0 through 15.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash) via an MVPNv6 update, aka Bug ID CSCty89224.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3895?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3895?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3895 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-2012-3895 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3895 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-r9r3-j3f2-cx97.

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