CVE-2013-6692 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a device reload and denial of service by sending a specific AAA packet that triggers an IP address requirement.
- 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-2013-6692?
CVE-2013-6692 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 22 Nov 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco IOS XE 3.8S(.2) and earlier does not properly use a DHCP pool during assignment of an IP address, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device reload) via an AAA packet that triggers an address requirement, aka Bug ID CSCuh04949.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6692?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6692?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6692 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-2013-6692 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6692 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-6vv4-rrfh-pcgh.