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CVE-2015-0592

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-0592 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Zone-Based Firewall feature of Cisco IOS versions 15.4(2)T3 and earlier. Remote attackers can trigger a device reload by sending specially crafted network traffic that exploits incorrect kernel-timer handling. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a critical impact on availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for a complete device outage warrants attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 15.4\(2\)t3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.4\(1\)tCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.4\(1\)t1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.4\(1\)t2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.4\(1\)t3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.8HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0182 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/100758
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2015-0592
Vendor Advisory
tools.cisco.com / security/center/viewAlert.x
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1031713