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CVE-2015-6279 Detail

Description

The IPv6 snooping functionality in the first-hop security subsystem in Cisco IOS 12.2, 15.0, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, and 15.5 and IOS XE 3.2SE, 3.3SE, 3.3XO, 3.4SG, 3.5E, and 3.6E before 3.6.3E; 3.7E before 3.7.2E; 3.9S and 3.10S before 3.10.6S; 3.11S before 3.11.4S; 3.12S and 3.13S before 3.13.3S; and 3.14S before 3.14.2S allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a malformed ND packet with the Cryptographically Generated Address (CGA) option, aka Bug ID CSCuo04400.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-fhs Vendor Advisory 
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-fhs/cvrf/cisco-sa-20150923-fhs_cvrf.xml Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033647 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-6279
NVD Published Date:
09/27/2015
NVD Last Modified:
12/12/2016
Source:
Cisco Systems, Inc.