Multiple.Products.IPv6.Neighbor.Discovery.Crafted.Packet.DoS

Description

This indicates an attack attempt against a Denial of Service Vulnerability in Multiple Products.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable application handles malformed ICMP packets. A remote attacker may be able to exploit this to cause a denial of service condition on affected systems.

Affected Products

Cisco IOS XR Software
Cisco IOS Software
Cisco IOS XE Software
Cisco NX-OS Software
Cisco ASA Software
Cisco StarOS Software
Any product or platform running Junos OS or JUNOSe

Impact

Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.

Recommended Actions

Please refer to the vendor's web site for the suggested workaround.
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160525-ipv6
https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10749

References