CVE-2015-6432 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a device reload in Cisco IOS XR by sending crafted OSPF LSA opaque area updates with excessive Path Computation Elements.

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-2015-6432?

CVE-2015-6432 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr, published on 5 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco IOS XR 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 5.0.0, 5.1.0, 5.2.0, 5.2.2, 5.2.4, 5.3.0, and 5.3.2 does not properly restrict the number of Path Computation Elements (PCEs) for OSPF LSA opaque area updates, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted update, aka Bug ID CSCuw83486.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6432?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios Xr.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6432?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6432 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-2015-6432 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6432 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Ios Xr vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cxmr-8vfq-vhfr.

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