Logo

DOSarrest Vulnerability Testing and Optimization
Navigation
  • Home

Cisco patches six holes to stop DoS attacks

on March 27, 2014 |
DDoS Attack Specialist DDoS Defense DDoS Protection Specialist

Cisco has released patches for six flaws in its Internetwork Operating System (IOS) which could be used as part of a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack.

The update features five fixes for its IOS Software and a single patch for its Cisco 7600 Series Route Switch Processor 720 with 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks.

The company said that the vulnerabilities are serious as they could be used to mount DoS attacks on its customers.

It advises Systems Administrators to use the Cisco IOS Software Checker to determine if a given release is exposed to a Cisco product vulnerability.

Not exploited yet

So far there is no evidence that the vulnerabilities are being exploited, but any flaws that serious in Cisco’s IOS are made more significant because of the amount of control the software has over the market.

IOS is a widely used network infrastructure and is working on millions of systems, ranging from the small home office router to the core systems of the world’s largest service provider networks.

DoS attacks are the weapon of choice of hacktivists, though other groups have begun experimenting with it.

Leaked PRISM documents proved a secret spy unit linked to the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) had mounted DoS attacks against the Anonymous collective earlier in February.

Cisco boasts that it is the most widely used network infrastructure software in the world. You can see details of the flaws and the patches at the Cisco site here.

Source: http://www.techradar.com/news/networking/lan/cisco-patches-six-holes-to-stop-dos-attacks-1237692

Share this story:
  • tweet

Recent Posts

  • Link11 Discovers Record Number of DDoS Attacks in First Half of 2021

    July 15, 2021 - 0 Comment
  • A New Wave of DDoS Extortion Campaigns by Fancy Lazarus

    June 16, 2021 - 0 Comment
  • ‘Fancy Lazarus’ Cyberattackers Ramp up Ransom DDoS Efforts

    June 12, 2021 - 0 Comment
Comments are closed.
DOSarrest ad

Keep updated with the latest DDoS Attacks

RSSSubscribe
  • Home
  • Latest News
  • Contact
  • Sitemap
© Copyright 2013. All Rights Reserved. Web Development by: 6folds Marketing