CVE-2015-6278
The IPv6 snooping functionality in the first-hop security subsystem in Cisco IOS 12.2, 15.0, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, and 15.5 and IOS XE 3.2SE, 3.3SE, 3.3XO, 3.4SG, 3.5E, and 3.6E before 3.6.3E; 3.7E before 3.7.2E; 3.9S and 3.10S before 3.10.6S; 3.11S…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The IPv6 snooping functionality in the first-hop security subsystem in Cisco IOS 12.2, 15.0, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, and 15.5 and IOS XE 3.2SE, 3.3SE, 3.3XO, 3.4SG, 3.5E, and 3.6E before 3.6.3E; 3.7E before 3.7.2E; 3.9S and 3.10S before 3.10.6S; 3.11S before 3.11.4S; 3.12S and 3.13S before 3.13.3S; and 3.14S before 3.14.2S does not properly implement the Control Plane Protection (aka CPPr) feature, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a flood of ND packets, aka Bug ID CSCus19794.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.22% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- cisco/ios · cisco/ios xe
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
References
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-fhsVendor Advisory
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-fhs/cvrf/cisco-sa-20150923-fhs_cvrf.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033647Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-fhsVendor Advisory
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-fhs/cvrf/cisco-sa-20150923-fhs_cvrf.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033647Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.