CVE-2015-0578 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a device reload via crafted DHCP packets on the local network when DHCPv6 relay is configured.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-0578?
CVE-2015-0578 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, published on 14 Jan 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, when a DHCPv6 relay is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted DHCP packets on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCur45455.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0578?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0578?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0578 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-2015-0578 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0578 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-6xv2-4h56-8v33.