CVE-2015-6268 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE before version 2.2.3, specifically impacting ASR 1000 series devices. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted IPv4 UDP packet, leading to a crash of the Embedded Services Processor. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a critical impact on availability with low attack complexity. While the vulnerability is severe, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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