CVE-2015-0648 describes a memory leak vulnerability in Cisco IOS versions 12.2, 12.4, 15.0, 15.2, and 15.3. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending specially crafted Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) TCP packets, leading to excessive memory consumption. With a CVSS score of 7.8, it is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there public exploits available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.2\(33\)ird1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2\(33\)ird1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2\(33\)ire3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2\(33\)ire3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2\(33\)sxi4bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2\(33\)sxi4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2\(44\)exCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2\(44\)ex:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2\(44\)ex1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2\(44\)ex1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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