First published: Thu Sep 23 2021(Updated: )
A vulnerability in the Common Open Policy Service (COPS) of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco cBR-8 Converged Broadband Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause resource exhaustion, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to a deadlock condition in the code when processing COPS packets under certain conditions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending COPS packets with high burst rates to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the CPU to consume excessive resources, which prevents other control plane processes from obtaining resources and results in a DoS.
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Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Cisco IOS XE Web UI | <16.12.1z1 | |
Cisco IOS XE Web UI | =17.3.1x | |
Cisco 7600 Router | ||
Cisco ASR 901-12C-F-D | ||
Cisco ASR 901-12C-FT-D | ||
Cisco ASR 901 Series | ||
Cisco ASR 901 Series | ||
Cisco ASR 901-6CZ-F-A | ||
Cisco ASR 901 | ||
Cisco ASR 901-6CZ-FS-A | ||
Cisco ASR 901-6CZ-FS-D | ||
Cisco ASR 901-6CZ-FT-A | ||
Cisco ASR 901-6CZ-FT-D | ||
Cisco Cdb-8u |
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cbr8-cops-Vc2ZsJSx
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CVE-2021-1622 is a vulnerability in the Common Open Policy Service (COPS) of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco cBR-8 Converged Broadband Routers.
The severity of CVE-2021-1622 is high with a CVSS score of 8.6.
CVE-2021-1622 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause resource exhaustion, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
To mitigate the vulnerability, Cisco recommends upgrading to a fixed release of Cisco IOS XE Software.
You can find more information about CVE-2021-1622 on the Cisco Security Advisory website.