Cisco IOS IPSec MTU Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:63874

Info

Cisco IOS IPSec MTU Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 63874
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2013-6694
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 22 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 22 2013 12:00AM
Credit: Cisco
Vulnerable: Cisco IOS 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Cisco IOS IPSec MTU Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco IOS is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to change the tunnel MTU or path MTU and potentially cause IPSec tunnels to drop, denying service to legitimate users.

This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug ID CSCul29918.

Exploit / POC

Cisco IOS IPSec MTU Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

Cisco IOS IPSec MTU Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Cisco IOS IPSec MTU Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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