Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco IOS on 10000 Series Routers
CVE-2012-4620

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
10008 Router
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 September 2012

Summary

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute denial of service attacks on Cisco IOS running on 10000 series routers. Specifically, when a tunnel interface is configured, attackers can exploit the vulnerability through GRE/IP, IPIP, or IPv6 in IPv4 tunneled packets. This attack can lead to an interface queue wedge, effectively rendering the router's functionality impaired and disrupting network services.

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecur...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027578
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78883
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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