CVE-2016-9211 Denial of service in Cisco ONS 15454 Series Multiservice Provisioning
Unauthenticated remote attackers can cause the controller card to reload, resulting in a denial of service on Cisco ONS 15454 platforms.
- 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-2016-9211?
CVE-2016-9211 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco ONS 15454 Series Multiservice Provisioning, published on 14 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in TCP port management in Cisco ONS 15454 Series Multiservice Provisioning Platforms could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the controller card to unexpectedly reload. More Information: CSCuw26032. Known Affected Releases: 10.51.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9211?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ons 15454 Sdh Multiservice Platform Software.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9211?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9211 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-2016-9211 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9211 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-26vg-2p3j-9wv3.