Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106145
Category:	CISCO
Title:	Cisco IOS Software Border Gateway Protocol Message Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary:	A vulnerability in Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) message processing;functions of Cisco IOS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected;device to reload.;;The vulnerability is due to improper processing of crafted BGP attributes. An attacker could exploit this;vulnerability by sending crafted BGP messages to an affected device for processing when certain conditions;are met. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in;a denial of service (DoS) condition.;;Possible workarounds for this issue include setting a maxpath-limit value for BGP MIBs or suppressing use of;BGP MIBs.
Description:	Summary: A vulnerability in Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) message processing functions of Cisco IOS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability is due to improper processing of crafted BGP attributes. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted BGP messages to an affected device for processing when certain conditions are met. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. Possible workarounds for this issue include setting a maxpath-limit value for BGP MIBs or suppressing use of BGP MIBs. Solution: See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution. CVSS Score: 4.9 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1459 BugTraq ID: 91800 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91800 Cisco Security Advisory: 20160715 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Border Gateway Protocol Message Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160715-bgp http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036321
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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