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Title: Cisco Security Advisory - Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software vDaemon Denial of Service Vulnerability
Post by: Netwörkheäd on April 02, 2021, 12:29:28 PM
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software vDaemon Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the vDaemon process of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a device to reload, resulting a denial of service (DoS) condition.


This vulnerability is due to insufficient handling of malformed packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.


Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.


This advisory is available at the following link:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-sdwdos-4zeEeC9w




This advisory is part of the March 2021 release of the Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: March 2021 Semiannual Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication.



     
         
Security Impact Rating:  High
   
   
       
CVE: CVE-2021-1431
Source: Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software vDaemon Denial of Service Vulnerability (https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-sdwdos-4zeEeC9w?vs_f=Cisco%20Security%20Advisory&vs_cat=Security%20Intelligence&vs_type=RSS&vs_p=Cisco%20IOS%20XE%20SD-WAN%20Software%20vDaemon%20Denial%20of%20Service%20Vulnerability&vs_k=1)