Cisco 7600 Series Route Switch Processor 720 with 10 Gigabit Ethernet Uplinks Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Cisco 7600 Series Route Switch Processor 720 with 10 Gigabit Ethernet Uplinks models RSP720-3C-10GE and RSP720-3CXL-10GE could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the route processor to reboot or stop forwarding traffic. The vulnerability is due to an issue in the Kailash field-programmable gate array (FPGA) versions prior to 2.6.

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that mitigate this vulnerability are not available.

This advisory is available at the following link:

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20140326-RSP72010GE[“https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20140326-RSP72010GE”]

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”]