Advisory ID: cisco-sa-20110928-ipv6
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20110928-ipv6.shtml
Revision 1.1
Last Updated 2011 September 30 2330 UTC (GMT)
For Public Release 2011 September 28 1600 UTC (GMT)
Contents
Summary
Affected Products
Details
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Impact
Software Versions and Fixes
Workarounds
Obtaining Fixed Software
Exploitation and Public Announcements
Status of this Notice: FINAL
Distribution
Revision History
Cisco Security Procedures
Summary
Cisco IOS Software contains a vulnerability in the IP version 6 (IPv6) protocol stack implementation that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of an affected device that has IPv6 enabled. The vulnerability may be triggered when the device processes a malformed IPv6 packet.
Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds to mitigate this vulnerability.
This advisory is posted at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20110928-ipv6.shtml.
Note: The September 28, 2011, Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory bundled publication includes ten Cisco Security Advisories. Nine of the advisories address vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS Software, and one advisory addresses a vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager. Each advisory lists the Cisco IOS Software releases that correct the vulnerability or vulnerabilities detailed in the advisory as well as the Cisco IOS Software releases that correct all vulnerabilities in the September 2011 Bundled Publication.
Individual publication links are in "Cisco Event Response: Semiannual Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication" at the following link:
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/security/intelligence/Cisco_ERP_sep11.html
Refrence:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b95d59.shtml