CVE-2013-6701

Medium

Description

The tNetTaskLimit process on the Transport Node Controller (TNC) on Cisco ONS 15454 devices with software 9.6 and earlier does not properly prioritize health pings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (watchdog timeout and TNC reset) via a flood of network traffic, aka Bug ID CSCud97155.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Ons 15454 System Software
PublishedDec 18, 2013
First seenDec 18, 2013

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco cisco_ons_15454_system_software9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.2.1, 9.2.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.6—
cisco ons_15454_msppNo range specified—
cisco ons_15454_mstpNo range specified—
cisco ons_15454e_optical_transport_platformNo range specified—
cisco ons_15454No range specified—
cisco ons_15454_multiservice_transport_platformNo range specified—
cisco ons_15454_sdh_multiservice_provisioning_platformNo range specified—
cisco ons_15454_sonet_multiservice_provisioning_platformNo range specified—

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