CVE-2015-0618 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco IOS XR devices by sending malformed IPv6 packets with extension headers.
- 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-2015-0618?
CVE-2015-0618 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr, published on 21 Feb 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco IOS XR 5.0.1 and 5.2.1 on Network Convergence System (NCS) 6000 devices and 5.1.3 and 5.1.4 on Carrier Routing System X (CRS-X) devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (line-card reload) via malformed IPv6 packets with extension headers, aka Bug ID CSCuq95241.
Weakness: CWE-19
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0618?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Carrier Routing System, Cisco Ios Xr.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0618?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0618 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-2015-0618 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0618 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xr
- CVE-2018-0132 Denial of service in Cisco IOS XR
- CVE-2019-1910 Cisco IOS XR Software Intermediate System to Intermediate System Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1918 Cisco IOS XR Software Intermediate System–to–Intermediate System Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2012-1342 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2016-6401 Denial of service in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3prq-m3r6-7fw4.