First published: Mon Oct 03 2011(Updated: )
Cisco IOS 12.4, 15.0, and 15.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via malformed IPv6 packets, aka Bug ID CSCtj41194.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Cisco IOS | =15.1 | |
Cisco IOS | =15.0 | |
Cisco IOS | =12.4 |
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CVE-2011-0944 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability, allowing attackers to crash affected Cisco IOS devices.
To mitigate CVE-2011-0944, updating Cisco IOS to a version that addresses the vulnerability is recommended.
CVE-2011-0944 affects Cisco IOS versions 12.4, 15.0, and 15.1.
CVE-2011-0944 can be exploited by sending malformed IPv6 packets to the affected Cisco IOS devices.
Exploiting CVE-2011-0944 can lead to a denial of service condition, causing the device to reload unexpectedly.