CVE-2014-2176 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco ASR 9000 devices with Trident line cards via malformed IPv6 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-2014-2176?
CVE-2014-2176 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr, published on 14 Jun 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco IOS XR 4.1.2 through 5.1.1 on ASR 9000 devices, when a Trident-based line card is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NP chip and line card reload) via malformed IPv6 packets, aka Bug ID CSCun71928.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2176?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Cisco Asr 9001, Cisco Asr 9006, Cisco Asr 9010, Cisco Asr 9904, Cisco Asr 9912, Cisco Asr 9922 and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2176?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2176 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-2014-2176 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2176 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xr
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gmq-p7p4-9w39.