PT-2015-1979 · Cisco · Asr 1000+2

Published 2015-08-31 · Updated 2017-09-20 · CVE-2015-6269

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 Cisco IOS operating system. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically an Embedded Services Processor crash, by sending crafted IPv4 or IPv6 packets.

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 implementing packet filtering to restrict the reception of specially crafted IPv4 or IPv6 packets.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11325

CVE-2015-6269

Affected Products

Asr 1000

Cisco Ios

Cisco Ios Xe

References · 4

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11325 · Security Note
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40686 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6269 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033410 · Note