CVE-2015-0592 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a device reload via crafted traffic due to incorrect kernel-timer handling in the Zone-Based Firewall.
- 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-2015-0592?
CVE-2015-0592 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 12 Feb 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Zone-Based Firewall implementation in Cisco IOS 15.4(2)T3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted network traffic that triggers incorrect kernel-timer handling, aka Bug ID CSCuh25672.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0592?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0592?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0592 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-2015-0592 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0592 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-3xh9-qqm6-f9gm.