CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-2113

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS and IOS XE allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a malformed IPv6 packet, leading to I/O memory consumption and device reload.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the operation of network devices, potentially leading to service outages and loss of availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Cisco systems to the latest versions that include patches for this vulnerability to minimize the risk of attack.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Cisco IOS 15.1 through 15.3 and IOS XE 3.3 and 3.5 before 3.5.2E; 3.7 before 3.7.5S; and 3.8, 3.9, and 3.10 before 3.10.2S allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (I/O memory consumption and device reload) via a malformed IPv6 packet, aka Bug ID CSCui59540.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS