SB2021102918 - Denial of service in multiple Cisco Products
Published: October 29, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021102918
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Handling of Unexpected Data Type (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40116)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of the Block with Reset or Interactive Block with Reset actions if a rule is configured without proper constraints. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted IP packet and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.