CVE-2015-0642 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending malformed IKEv2 packets to Cisco IOS devices, requiring administrators to upgrade firmware.
- 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-2015-0642?
CVE-2015-0642 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 26 Mar 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco IOS 12.2, 12.4, 15.0, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, and 15.4 and IOS XE 2.5.x, 2.6.x, 3.1.xS through 3.12.xS before 3.12.3S, 3.2.xE through 3.7.xE before 3.7.1E, 3.3.xSG, 3.4.xSG, and 3.13.xS before 3.13.2S allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by sending malformed IKEv2 packets over (1) IPv4 or (2) IPv6, aka Bug ID CSCum36951.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0642?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Ios, Cisco Ios Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0642?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0642 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-2015-0642 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0642 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-gcqf-fwwm-4fvr.