IPv6 Routing Header Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 48998

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

Processing a specially crafted IPv6 Type 0 Routing header can crash a device running Cisco IOS software. This vulnerability does not affect IPv6 Type 2 Routing headers which are used in mobile IPv6. IPv6 is not enabled by default in Cisco IOS.
Cisco has made free software available to address this vulnerability for affected customers.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20070124-IOS-IPv6.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?70ea835d

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 48998

File Name: cisco-sa-20070124-IOS-IPv6http.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 9/1/2010

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS/Version

Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/24/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0481