CVE-2015-0685 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco ASR 1000 devices by sending crafted IP packets that mishandle route adjacencies.
- 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-2015-0685?
CVE-2015-0685 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 3 Apr 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco IOS XE before 3.7.5S on ASR 1000 devices does not properly handle route adjacencies, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang) via crafted IP packets, aka Bug ID CSCub31873.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0685?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0685?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0685 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-2015-0685 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0685 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-3rmr-75jg-fq5f.