CVE-2015-4241 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a system reload in Cisco ASA software by sending crafted OSPFv2 packets on the local network.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-4241?
CVE-2015-4241 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, published on 8 Jul 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.3(2) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system reload) by sending crafted OSPFv2 packets on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCut52679.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4241?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4241?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4241 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-2015-4241 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4241 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-2mm4-937r-5vgh.