FKIE_CVE-2013-6706

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-11-29 04:33 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:00
Severity
Summary
The Cisco Express Forwarding processing module in Cisco IOS XE allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted MPLS packets that are not properly handled during IP header validation, aka Bug ID CSCuj23992.
References
psirt@cisco.comhttp://osvdb.org/100394
psirt@cisco.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/55817
psirt@cisco.comhttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-6706Vendor Advisory
psirt@cisco.comhttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=31950Vendor Advisory
psirt@cisco.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63979Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@cisco.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029407Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/100394
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/55817
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-6706Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=31950Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63979Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029407Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cisco ios_xe -
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