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: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15464
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Cisco ASR 900 Series
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15464
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address the vulnerability.