CVE-2014-2140 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco ONS 15454 controller cards running software version 9.6 and earlier. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a card reset by initiating a TCP FIN attack, leading to file-descriptor exhaustion and a failure to open a CAL pipe. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity due to its network-based attack vector and partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:cisco_ons_15454_system_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:cisco_ons_15454_system_software:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:cisco_ons_15454_system_software:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:cisco_ons_15454_system_software:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:cisco_ons_15454_system_software:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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