Vigil@nce - Cisco IOS, IOS XE: denial of service via Smart Install
May 2016 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can send a malicious Smart Install packet to Cisco IOS
or IOS XE, in order to trigger a denial of service.
– Impacted products: Cisco Catalyst, IOS Cisco, IOS XE Cisco.
– Severity: 2/4.
– Creation date: 24/03/2016.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
The Cisco IOS or IOS XE product has a service to manage received
Smart Install packets.
However, when a malicious packet is received, a fatal error occurs.
An attacker can therefore send a malicious Smart Install packet to
Cisco IOS or IOS XE, in order to trigger a denial of service.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-IOS-IOS-XE-denial-of-service-via-Smart-Install-19220