CVE-2015-4201 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco ASR 5000 devices by sending invalid TCP/IP headers to the GGSN component.

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-2015-4201?

CVE-2015-4201 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jun 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Gateway General Packet Radio Service Support Node (GGSN) component on Cisco ASR 5000 devices with software 17.2.0.59184 and 18.0.L0.59219 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Session Manager restart) via an invalid TCP/IP header, aka Bug ID CSCut68058.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4201?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Asr 5000 Series Software.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4201?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4201 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-2015-4201 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g9cj-g4rw-3p5m.

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