CVE-2013-6981 (GCVE-0-2013-6981)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-12-28 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 17:53
VLAI
Summary
Cisco IOS XE 3.7S(.1) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Packet Processor crash) via fragmented MPLS IP packets, aka Bug ID CSCul00709.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://secunia.com/advisories/56206 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://osvdb.org/101423 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/Ci… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64514 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2013-12-24 00:00
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