CVE-2014-3353 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via malformed IPv6 packets in Cisco IOS XR, affecting network availability.

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-2014-3353?

CVE-2014-3353 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr, published on 4 Sep 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco IOS XR 4.3(.2) and earlier, as used in Cisco Carrier Routing System (CRS), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and IPv6 packet drops) via a malformed IPv6 packet, aka Bug ID CSCuo95165.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3353?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios Xr.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3353?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3353 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-2014-3353 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3353 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Ios Xr vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wpc5-gwcm-286j.

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