Cisco IOS Software Crafted IPv6 Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the implementation of the IP version 6 (IPv6) protocol stack in Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause I/O memory depletion on an affected device that has IPv6 enabled. The vulnerability is triggered when an affected device processes a malformed IPv6 packet.

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds to mitigate this vulnerability.

This advisory is available at the following link:

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20140326-ipv6[“https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20140326-ipv6”]

Note: The March 26, 2014, Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory bundled publication includes six Cisco Security Advisories. All advisories address vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS Software. Each Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory lists the Cisco IOS Software releases that correct the vulnerability or vulnerabilities detailed in the advisory as well as the Cisco IOS Software releases that correct all Cisco IOS Software vulnerabilities in the March 2014 bundled publication.

Individual publication links are in Cisco Event Response: Semiannual Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication at the following link:

http://www.cisco.com/web/about/security/intelligence/Cisco_ERP_mar14.html[“http://www.cisco.com/web/about/security/intelligence/Cisco_ERP_mar14.html”]