CVE-2014-8005 describes a race condition in the lighttpd module of Cisco IOS XR 5.1 and earlier, specifically impacting Network Convergence System 6000 devices. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by establishing numerous TCP sessions, leading to a process reload. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium), it has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, but only results in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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