CVE-2015-6256

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-08-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Cisco ASR 5000 devices with software 19.0.M0.60828 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OSPF process restart) via crafted length fields in headers of OSPF packets, aka Bug ID CSCuv62820.

Affected products

Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregation Services Routers: 19.0.m0.60828

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40585
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033355
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40585
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033355

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