WHAT HAPPENED

Cisco has released a High security advisory to address a vulnerability in the Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP) feature of Cisco IOS XR software.

Advanced Users: For a complete description of the vulnerabilities and effected systems, visit:

• Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerabilities

AFFECTED SYSTEMS:

• Cisco IOS XR Software that have an active interface configured under multicast routing

WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?

A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust process memory of an affected device.

RELATED LINKS

• IT SECURITY
• Cisco Security Advisories and Alerts