CVE-2012-2488

Description

Cisco IOS XR before 4.2.1 on ASR 9000 series devices and CRS series devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (packet transmission outage) via a crafted packet, aka Bug IDs CSCty94537 and CSCtz62593.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.44%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/49329 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027104 vdb entry
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120530-iosxr vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53728 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2488?
CVE-2012-2488 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2488?
To fix CVE-2012-2488, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2488 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-2488 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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