PT-2015-1408

CVE-2015-4199

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Published

2015-06-27

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Updated

2016-12-28

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CVSS 2.0
7.1
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco IOS version 15.3S
Description The issue is caused by a race condition in the IPv6-to-IPv4 functionality in the Performance Routing Engine (PRE) module. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by triggering intermittent connectivity with many IPv6 CPE devices. The exploitation of this issue may result in a NULL pointer free and module crash.
Recommendations For Cisco IOS version 15.3S, consider disabling the IPv6-to-IPv4 functionality in the Performance Routing Engine (PRE) module as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the PRE module to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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