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Cisco IOS Sup2T Denial of Service Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 21 Mar 2014 09:33 Release Date: 21 Mar 2014 3695 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Networks OS

TYPE: Networks OS

A vulnerability has been identified in Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 2T (Sup2T), which could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash the device.

 

The vulnerability is due to incorrect processing multicast traffic by the Sup2T. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets to the router to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.


Impact

  • Denial of Service

System / Technologies affected

  • Cisco IOS 15.1

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.

  • Update to a patched version.

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