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CVE-2015-4243

The PPPoE establishment implementation in Cisco IOS XE 3.5.0S on ASR 1000 devices allows remote...

6.1 Medium

The PPPoE establishment implementation in Cisco IOS XE 3.5.0S on ASR 1000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by sending malformed PPPoE Active Discovery Request (PADR) packets on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCty94202.

Exploit likelihood

0.77%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

The PPPoE establishment implementation in Cisco IOS XE 3.5.0S on ASR 1000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by sending malformed PPPoE Active Discovery Request (PADR) packets on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCty94202.

Record
CVE-2015-4243
CVSS 2.0
6.1 MediumAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The PPPoE establishment implementation in Cisco IOS XE 3.5.0S on ASR 1000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by sending malformed PPPoE Active Discovery Request (PADR) packets on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCty94202.

Record
CVE-2015-4243
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-4266 No score

The PPPoE establishment implementation in Cisco IOS XE 3.5.0S on ASR 1000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by sending malformed PPPoE Active Discovery Request (PADR) packets on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCty94202.

Record
EUVD-2015-4266
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xmx7-4wwc-55h4 No score

The PPPoE establishment implementation in Cisco IOS XE 3.5.0S on ASR 1000 devices allows remote...

The PPPoE establishment implementation in Cisco IOS XE 3.5.0S on ASR 1000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by sending malformed PPPoE Active Discovery Request (PADR) packets on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCty94202.

Record
GHSA-xmx7-4wwc-55h4
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2015-4243 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Cisco Ios Xe, published July 8, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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