CVE-2014-3263 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the ScanSafe module of Cisco IOS 15.3(3)M. Remote attackers can trigger a device reload by sending specially crafted HTTPS packets that require tower processing. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a medium severity. It requires high attack complexity (AC:H) and can lead to a complete denial of service (A:C) without requiring authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, consistent with the majority of reported vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.3\(3\)mCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3\(3\)m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.3mCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.