CVE-2014-8005

Description

Race condition in the lighttpd module in Cisco IOS XR 5.1 and earlier on Network Convergence System 6000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process reload) by establishing many TCP sessions, aka Bug ID CSCuq45239.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.66%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-8005 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71287 vdb entry
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=36532 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031262 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98937 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8005?
CVE-2014-8005 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8005?
To fix CVE-2014-8005, 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-2014-8005 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-8005 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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