Improper input validation in Cisco ASR 900 Series - CVE-2018-15464

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Improper input validation in Cisco ASR 900 Series - CVE-2018-15464

Published: January 9, 2019 / Updated: January 10, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16929
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15464
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco ASR 900 Series

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient handling of certain broadcast packets ingress to the device. A remote attacker can send large streams of broadcast packets to an affected device and impact services running on the device, resulting in a partial DoS condition.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-15464

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address the vulnerability.

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