CVE-2016-1351 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a device reload via crafted LISP packet headers in Cisco IOS and NX-OS, requiring network administrators to apply 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-2016-1351?
CVE-2016-1351 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 26 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP) implementation in Cisco IOS 15.1 and 15.2 and NX-OS 4.1 through 6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted header in a packet, aka Bug ID CSCuu64279.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1351?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Ios, Cisco Nx-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1351?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1351 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-2016-1351 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1351 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios
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- CVE-2017-3881 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2018-0167 Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2017-6736 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-6737 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6xgf-vfjw-9xmf.