Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco ONS 15454 Transport Node Controller
CVE-2013-6701

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Cisco Ons 15454 System Software
Ons 15454 Mspp
Ons 15454 Mstp
Ons 15454e Optical Transport Platform
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 December 2013

Summary

The Transport Node Controller (TNC) on Cisco ONS 15454 devices exhibits a vulnerability due to improper prioritization of health pings in the tNetTaskLimit process. This flaw enables remote attackers to overwhelm the system with excessive network traffic, thereby triggering a denial of service. The result may include a watchdog timeout and subsequent reset of the TNC, severely impacting network performance and stability.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029512
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http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecur...
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http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertI...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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