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CVE-2013-6701

The tNetTaskLimit process on the Transport Node Controller (TNC) on Cisco ONS 15454 devices with software 9.6 and earlier does not properly prioritize health p…

Impact

The tNetTaskLimit process on the Transport Node Controller (TNC) on Cisco ONS 15454 devices with software 9.6 and earlier does not properly prioritize health pings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (watchdog timeout and TNC reset) via a flood of network traffic, aka Bug ID CSCud97155.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
CiscoCisco Ons 15454 System Software
Versions 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.2.1, 9.2.2, 9.3
CiscoOns 15454 Mspp
All versions
CiscoOns 15454 Mstp
All versions
CiscoOns 15454e Optical Transport Platform
All versions
CiscoOns 15454
All versions
CiscoOns 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform
All versions
CiscoOns 15454 Sdh Multiservice Provisioning Platform
All versions
CiscoOns 15454 Sonet Multiservice Provisioning Platform
All versions

Weakness classification

References