CVE-2014-0720 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Cisco IPS Software by flooding the system with jumbo frames, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2014-0720?
CVE-2014-0720 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Feb 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco IPS Software 7.1 before 7.1(8)E4 and 7.2 before 7.2(2)E4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Analysis Engine process outage) via a flood of jumbo frames, aka Bug ID CSCuh94944.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0720?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ips Sensor Software.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0720 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-2014-0720 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0720 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9cvh-7p8c-87hw.