CVE-2013-6701 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco ONS 15454 devices by flooding network traffic, triggering a watchdog timeout and controller reset.
- 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-2013-6701?
CVE-2013-6701 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Dec 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The tNetTaskLimit process on the Transport Node Controller (TNC) on Cisco ONS 15454 devices with software 9.6 and earlier does not properly prioritize health pings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (watchdog timeout and TNC reset) via a flood of network traffic, aka Bug ID CSCud97155.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6701?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Cisco Cisco Ons 15454 System Software, Cisco Ons 15454, Cisco Ons 15454 Mspp, Cisco Ons 15454 Mstp, Cisco Ons 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform, Cisco Ons 15454 Sdh Multiservice Provisioning Platform and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6701?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6701 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-2013-6701 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6701 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m74r-6w7x-hrrj.