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Malformed Packet Causes Cisco Router DoS

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the oops-they-did-it-again dept.

MoreBeer writes "Patch 'em if you've got 'em... Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco IOS Malformed OSPF Packet Causes Reload states that a malformed OSPF packet can cause a router 'reload' (reboot). Vulnerable IOS versions include 12.0S, 12.2, and 12.3 ... If you're not screening OSPF at your perimeter and using OSPF Authentication, now would be a GREAT time to start."

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  1. Yeah, I better get things patched by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Before someone has a chance to reset my r

    1. Re:Yeah, I better get things patched by rwiedower · · Score: 5, Funny

      ...outer. Whew. It's a good thing that man-in-the-middle-attack is working like a charm now.

  2. Bleh by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Funny

    Patch 'em if you've got 'em...

    What a crock of shit. Everybody knows Cisco boxes are no route to host

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    "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
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