First published: Wed Sep 10 2014(Updated: )
Cisco IOS XR 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DHCPv6 daemon crash) via a malformed DHCPv6 packet, aka Bug ID CSCuo59052.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Cisco IOS XRv 9000 | =5.1.0 |
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CVE-2014-3343 has a severity rating that can lead to a denial of service due to a crash of the DHCPv6 daemon.
To fix CVE-2014-3343, upgrade to a patched version of Cisco IOS XR that addresses the vulnerability.
CVE-2014-3343 specifically affects Cisco IOS XR version 5.1.0.
CVE-2014-3343 enables remote attackers to execute a denial of service attack through malformed DHCPv6 packets.
Yes, CVE-2014-3343 is exploitable remotely as it targets the DHCPv6 daemon.