SB2015102201 - Remote denial of service in Cisco ASA IKE



SB2015102201 - Remote denial of service in Cisco ASA IKE

Published: October 22, 2010

Security Bulletin ID SB2015102201
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6327)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within implementation of Internet Key Exchange (IKE) protocol version 1 (v1). A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP) UDP packets to the affected device and cause system reboot.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.