CVE-2013-5479 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a device reload via crafted DNS TCP streams when NAT is enabled on Cisco IOS.
- 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-2013-5479?
CVE-2013-5479 is a high-severity denial of service 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
The DNS-over-TCP implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.3, when NAT is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted IPv4 DNS TCP stream, aka Bug ID CSCtn53730.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5479?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5479?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5479 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-2013-5479 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5479 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-gqwp-6ggw-g8ph.