CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-0648

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A memory leak in Cisco IOS versions 12.2, 12.4, 15.0, 15.2, and 15.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through crafted Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) TCP packets.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to exhaust memory resources, leading to service unavailability on network devices.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Cisco IOS systems to the latest versions that address this vulnerability and to monitor network traffic for potential attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Memory leak in Cisco IOS 12.2, 12.4, 15.0, 15.2, and 15.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) TCP packets, aka Bug ID CSCun49658.

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