CVE-2013-6703 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco ONS 15454 controller cards by sending crafted TLS or SSLv3 packets.

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-2013-6703?

CVE-2013-6703 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Dec 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The TLS/SSLv3 module on Cisco ONS 15454 controller cards allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (card reset) via crafted (1) TLS or (2) SSLv3 packets, aka Bug ID CSCuh34787.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6703?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ons 15454.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6703?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6703 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-2013-6703 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6703 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3gqq-p24p-vpq3.

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