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Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the way the Snort detection engine processes ICMP traffic that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper memory resource management while the Snort detection engine is processing ICMP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a series of ICMP packets through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust resources on the affected device, causing the device to reload. 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-snort-dos-s2R7W9UU
At the time of publication, the release information in the following table(s) was accurate. See the Details section in the bug ID(s) at the top of this advisory for the most complete and current information.
Please refer to the Security Advisory.
Please refer to the Security Advisory.
The Cisco PSIRT has assigned this bug the following CVSS version 3 score. The Base CVSS score as of the time of evaluation is 6.8: https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/cvssCalculator.x?vector=CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE ID CVE-2021-40114 has been assigned to document this issue. Information about Fixed, Vulnerable, and Nonvulnerable releases--as well as information about fixed release availability--is not maintained by Cisco PSIRT. Please refer to the appropriate fields in this bug. If you require additional help to obtain this information, please open a support case with your support organization. Additional information on Cisco's security vulnerability policy can be found at the following URL: https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/resources/security_vulnerability_policy.html
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