Cisco IOS/ios xe IPv6 listener Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6279)

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Cisco IOS/ios xe IPv6 listener Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6279)
Cisco IOS/ios xe IPv6 listener Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6279)


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Affected Systems:

Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS XE

Description:

CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2015-6279

Cisco IOS is an interconnected network operating system used on most Cisco system routers and network switches.

Cisco IOS and ios xe Software have a security vulnerability in IPv6 monitoring. unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to overload affected devices. This vulnerability is caused by an IPv6 ND packet that does not effectively verify the use of the CGA option.

<* Source: Cisco

Link: http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-fhs
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Suggestion:

Vendor patch:

Cisco
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Cisco has released a Security Bulletin (cisco-sa-20150923-fhs) and patches for this:
Cisco-sa-20150923-fhs: Cisco IOS and ios xe Software IPv6 First Hop Security Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Link: http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-fhs

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