CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-2124

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS 15.1(2)SY3 and earlier, when used with Supervisor Engine 2T on Catalyst 6500 devices, allows remote attackers to cause a device crash via crafted multicast packets.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely trigger a device crash, leading to service availability disruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Cisco IOS to a version that is not vulnerable to this flaw to minimize the risk of crashes.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Cisco IOS 15.1(2)SY3 and earlier, when used with Supervisor Engine 2T (aka Sup2T) on Catalyst 6500 devices, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via crafted multicast packets, aka Bug ID CSCuf60783.

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