PT-2015-1978 · Cisco · Cisco Ios Xe

Published 2015-08-29 · Updated 2017-09-20 · CVE-2015-6268

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco IOS XE versions prior to 2.2.3 on ASR 1000 devices

Description The issue is related to resource management errors in the operating system. It can be exploited by a remote attacker using specially crafted UDP packets, potentially leading to a denial of service. The attacker can cause the Embedded Services Processor to crash by sending a crafted IPv4 UDP packet.

Recommendations For Cisco IOS XE versions prior to 2.2.3 on ASR 1000 devices, update to version 2.2.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to UDP packets to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11324

CVE-2015-6268

Affected Products

Cisco Ios Xe

References · 4

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11324 · Security Note
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40685 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6268 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033406 · Note