5.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-4205
Cisco ASR 9000 IEEE 802.3x Flow-Control Denial of Service
Description

Cisco IOS XR 5.3.1 on ASR 9000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NPU chip reset or line-card reload) by sending crafted IEEE 802.3x flow-control PAUSE frames on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCut19959.

INFO

Published Date :

June 23, 2015, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 29, 2016, 1:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

5.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-4205 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco ios_xr
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-4205.

URL Resource
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39455 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75352 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032691 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-4205 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75352 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75352 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032691 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032691 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032691 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75352 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 23, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_9001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_9006:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_9010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_9904:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_9912:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_9922:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39455 No Types Assigned http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39455 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 23, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-4205 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-4205 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.28 }} 0.00%

score

0.63250

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability