5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-4293
Cisco IOS XE Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

The packet-reassembly implementation in Cisco IOS XE 3.13S and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or packet loss) via fragmented (1) IPv4 or (2) IPv6 packets that trigger ATTN-3-SYNC_TIMEOUT errors after reassembly failures, aka Bug ID CSCuo37957.

INFO

Published Date :

July 30, 2015, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 21, 2015, 4:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-4293 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_xe
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-2015-4293.

URL Resource
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40215 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033122

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-4293 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033122
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 01, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.3.0t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.3.1t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10s.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10s.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10s.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10s.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10s.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11s.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11s.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11s.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.12s.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.12s.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.13s.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40215 No Types Assigned http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40215 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 31, 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-2015-4293 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-2015-4293 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.19 }} 0.00%

score

0.54193

percentile

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