CVE-2015-0687 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated remote attackers can crash Cisco Catalyst 4500 switches via SNMP polling when VSS is configured.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-0687?
CVE-2015-0687 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 3 Apr 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SNMP implementation in Cisco IOS 15.1(2)SG4 on Catalyst 4500 devices, when single-switch Virtual Switching System (VSS) is configured, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash) by performing SNMP polling, aka Bug ID CSCuq04574.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0687?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0687?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0687 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-2015-0687 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0687 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2018-0167 Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2017-6736 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-6737 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qrc-gphw-8mmh.