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CVE-2015-0632

5.7 · MEDIUM

Race condition in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of Router Solicitation messages on the…

Published Feb 27, 2015ciscoCWE-362EPSS 0.60%

Overview

CVE-2015-0632 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cisco ios. It was published on February 27, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.7 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Race condition in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of Router Solicitation messages on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCuo67770.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update ios to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0632?

CVE-2015-0632 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cisco ios. It was published on February 27, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.7 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-0632?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-0632?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update ios to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-0632?

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