CVE-2015-6334 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco ASR devices by sending a crafted TACACS packet, requiring vendor patches.
- 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-2015-6334?
CVE-2015-6334 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco ASR 5000 and 5500 devices with software 18.0.0.57828 and 19.0.M0.61045 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (vpnmgr process restart) via a crafted header in a TACACS packet, aka Bug ID CSCuw01984.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6334?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Asr 5000 Software.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6334?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6334 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-2015-6334 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6334 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2017-6729 Denial of service in Cisco StarOS
- CVE-2016-6455 Denial of service in Cisco StarOS 18.x through 21.x
- CVE-2016-1436 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2017-6773 Command injection in StarOS for ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers
- CVE-2017-6775 Privilege escalation in StarOS for ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5vfg-439g-2w4r.