Race condition in the Measurement, Aggregation, and Correlation Engine (MACE)…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Race condition in the Measurement, Aggregation, and Correlation Engine (MACE) implementation in Cisco IOS 15.4(2)T3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted network traffic that triggers improper handling of the timing of process switching and Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) switching, aka Bug ID CSCul48736.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 15.4\(2\)t3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.4(1)t | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.4(1)t1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.4(1)t2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.4(1)t3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.4(1)t4 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(2\)t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.4(2)t | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(2\)t1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.4(2)t1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(2\)t2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.4(2)t2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.4t | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 15.4\(2\)t3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.4(1)t Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.4(1)t1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.4(1)t2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.4(1)t3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.4(1)t4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(2\)t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.4(2)t Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(2\)t1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.4(2)t1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(2\)t2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.4(2)t2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.4t Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-0608
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65rh-573h-vgw7
References
More Cisco Ios vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-00138 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09019 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-02977 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-00135 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-04499 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-04498 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2015-0608 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-0608 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-65rh-573h-vgw7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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