PT-2021-1840

CVE-2021-1353

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Published

2021-01-20

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Updated

2021-02-03

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CVSS 3.1
8.6
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco StarOS (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is related to a memory leak that occurs during packet processing in the IPv4 protocol handling of Cisco StarOS. This could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device by sending a series of crafted IPv4 packets. A successful exploit could exhaust the available memory and cause an unexpected restart of the npusim process, leading to a DoS condition.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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