CVE-2015-6294

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Published Sep 18, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cisco IOS 15.2(3)E and earlier and IOS XE 3.6(2)E and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (functionality loss) via crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) packets, aka Bug ID CSCuu25770.

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(2\)e:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(2\)e1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(2\)e2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(3\)e:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2e:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.6e.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.6e.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.6e.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-6236	Cisco IOS 15.2(3)E and earlier and IOS XE 3.6(2)E and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (functionality loss) via crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) packets, aka Bug ID CSCuu25770.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.772% 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=41006
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033612

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Ios Ios Xe

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:15 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: Sep 18, 2015, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:15 AM
Reserved: Aug 17, 2015, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:30 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 18, 2015, 10:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:30 AM

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