CVE-2015-0641
HighSummary
Cisco IOS XE versions 2.x and 3.x before 3.9.0S, 3.10 before 3.10.0S, 3.11 before 3.11.0S, 3.12 before 3.12.0S, 3.13 before 3.13.0S, 3.14 before 3.14.0S, and 3.15 before 3.15.0S are vulnerable to a denial of service attack that can cause device reload via crafted IPv6 packets. This vulnerability is known as Bug ID CSCub68073.
Risk Assessment
Attackers can remotely trigger a device failure, leading to service downtime and potential financial losses for the organization.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Cisco IOS XE to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and secure devices against attacks.
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The Common Flow Table (CFT) feature in Cisco IOS XE versions 3.6 and 3.7 before 3.7.1S and in versions 3.8 to 3.15 before respective updates allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via malformed IPv6 packets with IPv4 UDP encapsulation.
Original NVD description (English source)
Cisco IOS XE 2.x and 3.x before 3.9.0S, 3.10 before 3.10.0S, 3.11 before 3.11.0S, 3.12 before 3.12.0S, 3.13 before 3.13.0S, 3.14 before 3.14.0S, and 3.15 before 3.15.0S allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted IPv6 packets, aka Bug ID CSCub68073.