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CVE-2015-0708

6.1 · MEDIUM

Cisco IOS 15.4S, 15.4SN, and 15.5S and IOS XE 3.13S and 3.14S allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) by including an IA_NA option in a DHCPv6 Solicit message on the loca…

Published Apr 29, 2015ciscoCWE-399EPSS 0.72%

Overview

CVE-2015-0708 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cisco ios_xe. It was published on April 29, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.1, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Cisco IOS 15.4S, 15.4SN, and 15.5S and IOS XE 3.13S and 3.14S allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) by including an IA_NA option in a DHCPv6 Solicit message on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCur29956.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update ios_xe 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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References

Reftools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=38543Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1032210Reftools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=38543Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1032210

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0708?

CVE-2015-0708 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cisco ios_xe. It was published on April 29, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-0708?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.1, 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-2015-0708?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update ios_xe 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-2015-0708?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2015-0708 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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