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CVE-2014-3293

Cisco IOS 15.4(3)S0b on ASR901 devices makes incorrect decisions to use the CPU for IPv4 packet processing, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (BGP neighbor flapping) by sending many crafted IPv4 packets, aka Bug ID CSCuo29736.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-3293 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from cisco, from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-10-28T19:55:02.653

Last Modified

2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	cisco	ios	15.4\(3\)s0b	Yes
Hardware	cisco	asr901	-	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/61830 ([email protected])
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-3293 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=36195 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70744 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031122 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97769 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/61830 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-3293 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=36195 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70744 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031122 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97769 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.