CVE-2015-6301 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco IOS ASR 9000 devices by sending crafted DHCPv6 packets.
- 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-2015-6301?
CVE-2015-6301 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr, published on 20 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The DHCPv6 server in Cisco IOS on ASR 9000 devices with software 5.2.0 Base allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process reset) via crafted packets, aka Bug ID CSCun72171.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6301?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Cisco Asr 9001, Cisco Asr 9006, Cisco Asr 9010, Cisco Asr 9904, Cisco Asr 9912, Cisco Asr 9922 and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6301?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6301 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-2015-6301 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6301 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xr
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mjp9-4wjh-f55v.