CVE-2012-3062

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco IOS versions prior to 15.1(1)SY

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in CPU consumption or device crash, via MLD packets on a network with many IPv6 hosts.

Recommendations For versions prior to 15.1(1)SY, update to version 15.1(1)SY or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling MLD snooping to minimize the risk of exploitation.