CVE-2015-6320 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco Aironet devices by sending crafted IP packets with malicious headers.

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-2015-6320?

CVE-2015-6320 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The IP ingress packet handler on Cisco Aironet 1800 devices with software 8.1(112.3) and 8.1(112.4) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted header in an IP packet, aka Bug ID CSCuv63138.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6320?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Aironet Access Point Software.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6320?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6320 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-2015-6320 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6320 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xqw6-m98x-r88x.

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