CVE-2010-4671
Overview
CVE-2010-4671 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting cisco ios. It was published on January 7, 2011.
Technical Description
The Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in Cisco IOS before 15.0(1)XA5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and device hang) by sending many Router Advertisement (RA) messages with different source addresses, as demonstrated by the flood_router6 program in the thc-ipv6 package, aka Bug ID CSCti33534.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update ios to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | ios | >= 0, < 15.0\(1\)xa5 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2010-4671?
CVE-2010-4671 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting cisco ios. It was published on January 7, 2011.
How severe is CVE-2010-4671?
CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2010-4671?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update ios to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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