CVE-2015-0646 describes a memory leak vulnerability within the TCP input module of Cisco IOS and IOS XE software versions. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service, potentially leading to memory exhaustion or device reloads, by sending specially crafted TCP packets over IPv4 or IPv6. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, with minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3xo.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.3xo.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3xo.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.3xo.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3xo.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.3xo.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5e.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.5e.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5e.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.5e.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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