Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105676
Category:	CISCO
Title:	Cisco IOS XE Software IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary:	A vulnerability in the IPv6 neighbor discovery (ND) handling of Cisco IOS XE Software on; ASR platforms could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to crash.
Description:	Summary: A vulnerability in the IPv6 neighbor discovery (ND) handling of Cisco IOS XE Software on ASR platforms could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to crash. Vulnerability Insight: The vulnerability is due to insufficient bounds on internal tables. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by flooding an adjacent IOS XE device with specific ND messages. Vulnerability Impact: An exploit could allow the attacker to deplete the available memory, possibly causing an affected device to crash. Solution: Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities. Workarounds that mitigate these vulnerabilities are available. 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-2015-6359 BugTraq ID: 79200 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79200 Cisco Security Advisory: 20151214 Cisco IOS XE Software IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Denial of Service Vulnerability http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151214-ios http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034432
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