High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 5, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-6432
CVE-2015-6432
Description
Cisco IOS XR 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 5.0.0, 5.1.0, 5.2.0, 5.2.2, 5.2.4, 5.3.0, and 5.3.2 does not properly restrict the number of Path Computation Elements (PCEs) for OSPF LSA opaque area updates, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted update, aka Bug ID CSCuw83486.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 5.0.0, 5.1.0, 5.2.0, 5.2.2, 5.2.4, 5.3.0, 5.3.2
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