CVE-2015-6274 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco ASR 1000 devices by triggering packet fragmentation and reassembly, consuming CPU resources.
- 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-2015-6274?
CVE-2015-6274 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IPv4 implementation on Cisco ASR 1000 devices with software 15.5(3)S allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ESP QFP CPU consumption) by triggering packet fragmentation and reassembly, aka Bug ID CSCuv71273.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6274?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Asr 1000 Series Software.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6274?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6274 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-2015-6274 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6274 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-93g7-g7h7-2746.