First published: Thu Apr 10 2014(Updated: )
The session-termination functionality on Cisco ONS 15454 controller cards with software 9.6 and earlier does not initialize an unspecified pointer, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (card reset) via crafted session-close actions, aka Bug ID CSCug97416.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Cisco ONS 15454 firmware | <=9.6 | |
Cisco ONS 15454 firmware | =9.0 | |
Cisco ONS 15454 firmware | =9.1 | |
Cisco ONS 15454 firmware | =9.2 | |
Cisco ONS 15454 firmware | =9.2.1 | |
Cisco ONS 15454 firmware | =9.2.2 | |
Cisco ONS 15454 firmware | =9.3 | |
Cisco ONS 15454 firmware | =9.4 | |
Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP |
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CVE-2014-2141 has a moderate severity rating, indicating it can potentially lead to denial of service.
To mitigate CVE-2014-2141, upgrade the Cisco ONS 15454 firmware to a version later than 9.6.
CVE-2014-2141 affects Cisco ONS 15454 controller cards running software versions 9.0 to 9.6.
CVE-2014-2141 allows remote authenticated users to perform crafted session-close actions that can lead to a card reset.
Yes, CVE-2014-2141 is exploitable by remote authenticated users through specific session-close actions.