CVE-2013-5474 Race condition in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Cisco IOS devices via fragmented IPv6 packets due to a race condition in virtual fragmentation reassembly.

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-2013-5474?

CVE-2013-5474 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 27 Sep 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Race condition in the IPv6 virtual fragmentation reassembly (VFR) implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload or hang) via fragmented IPv6 packets, aka Bug ID CSCud64812.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5474?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5474?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5474 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-5474 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5474 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Ios vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pj68-37fj-g5m7.

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