PT-2015-4808 · Cisco · Cisco Ios Xe

Published 2015-03-31 · Updated 2015-09-29 · CVE-2015-0685

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 3.7.5S on ASR 1000 devices

Description The issue is related to improper handling of route adjacencies, which can be exploited by sending crafted IP packets to cause a denial of service (device hang). An attacker could send malicious IP packets to an affected device, allowing them to cause the device to stop responding.

Recommendations For Cisco IOS XE versions prior to 3.7.5S on ASR 1000 devices, update to version 3.7.5S or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the device to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-0685

Affected Products

Cisco Ios Xe

References · 4

• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/Cisco-SA-20150331-CVE-2015-0685 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0685 · Security Note
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=38124 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1032004 · Note