CVE-2013-1146 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco Catalyst switches by sending crafted Smart Install packets, requiring immediate patching.

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-2013-1146?

CVE-2013-1146 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 28 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Smart Install client functionality in Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.3 on Catalyst switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted image list parameters in Smart Install packets, aka Bug ID CSCub55790.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1146?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1146?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1146 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-2013-1146 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1146 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-j6vf-c5c5-5r47.

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