Cisco ios xe Network Address Translation Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6282)

Cisco ios xe Network Address Translation Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6282)
Cisco ios xe Network Address Translation Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6282)

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Affected Systems:

Cisco IOS XE

Description:

CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2015-6282

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

Cisco ios xe Software has a security vulnerability in processing IPv4 addresses that require NAT and MPLS services, which can cause unauthenticated remote attackers to overload affected devices.

<* Source: Cisco

Link: http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-iosxe
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Vendor patch:

Cisco
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Cisco has released a Security Bulletin (cisco-sa-20150923-iosxe) and patches for this:
Cisco-sa-20150923-iosxe: Cisco ios xe Software Network Address Translation Denial of Service Vulnerability
Link: http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-iosxe

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