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Cisco IOS IKEv2 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) code of Cisco IOS could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected device.
Insight
Insight
The vulnerability is due to improper handling of crafted IKEv2 packets. The vulnerability applies only to IKEv2 devices acting as clients or IKEv2 initiators. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets to the affected devices. An attacker, however, would need to be able to force the affected device to connect to a rogue IKEv2 server under its control.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.