Cisco Security Advisory - Cisco StarOS IPv4 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Cisco StarOS IPv4 Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the IPv4 protocol handling of Cisco StarOS could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.


The vulnerability is due to a memory leak that occurs during packet processing. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a series of crafted IPv4 packets through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust the available memory and cause an unexpected restart of the npusim process, leading to a DoS condition on the affected device.


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


This advisory is available at the following link:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asr-mem-leak-dos-MTWGHKk3



     
         
Security Impact Rating:  Medium
   
   
       
CVE: CVE-2021-1353
Source: Cisco StarOS IPv4 Denial of Service Vulnerability
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