CVE-2015-4293

Description

The packet-reassembly implementation in Cisco IOS XE 3.13S and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or packet loss) via fragmented (1) IPv4 or (2) IPv6 packets that trigger ATTN-3-SYNC_TIMEOUT errors after reassembly failures, aka Bug ID CSCuo37957.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.92% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40215 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033122 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-4293?
CVE-2015-4293 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-4293?
To fix CVE-2015-4293, 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-2015-4293 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-4293 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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