Cisco IOS XR DHCPv6 DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79577

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing vendor-supplied security patches.

Description

The remote Cisco device is running a version of Cisco IOS XR software that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability related to the incorrect handling of malformed DHCPv6 packets.

Solution

Apply the relevant patches referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCuo59052.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79577

File Name: cisco-sn-CVE-2014-3343-iosxr.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 11/26/2014

Updated: 4/8/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-3343

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xr

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS-XR/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/28/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3343

BID: 69667

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCuo59052

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