CVE-2015-4205

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Published Jun 23, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cisco IOS XR 5.3.1 on ASR 9000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NPU chip reset or line-card reload) by sending crafted IEEE 802.3x flow-control PAUSE frames on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCut19959.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_9001:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_9006:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_9010:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_9904:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_9912:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_9922:-:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-4228	Cisco IOS XR 5.3.1 on ASR 9000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NPU chip reset or line-card reload) by sending crafted IEEE 802.3x flow-control PAUSE frames on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCut19959.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.868% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39455
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75352
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032691

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Cisco Asr 9001 Asr 9006 Asr 9010 Asr 9904 Asr 9912 Asr 9922 Ios Xr

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:04 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: Jun 23, 2015, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:04 AM
Reserved: Jun 4, 2015, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 23, 2015, 2:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:26 AM

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