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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105381
Category:CISCO
Title:Cisco Catalyst 4500 IOS XE Cisco Discovery Protocol Packet Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary:Cisco IOS XE contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated,; adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service condition.
Description:Summary:
Cisco IOS XE contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated,
adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service condition.

Vulnerability Insight:
The vulnerability is due to improper processing of valid crafted Cisco
Discovery Protocol packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted Cisco Discovery
Protocol packets to be processed by an affected device.

Vulnerability Impact:
An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the software to stop
functioning properly, resulting in a DoS condition on the affected device.

Affected Software/OS:
Cisco IOS XE Software Releases 3.6(2)E and prior on Cisco Catalyst 4500
Series Switches.

Solution:
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.

CVSS Score:
6.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-6294
Cisco Security Advisory: 20150916 Cisco IOS XE Cisco Discovery Protocol Packet Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41006
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033612
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2015 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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