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TI-2021-01015 Aliases CVE-2021-1288GHSA-75j3-4jfq-x36j

Cisco IOS XR Software Enf Broker Denial of Service Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in the ingress packet processing function of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01976 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco IOS XR Softwareall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco IOS XR Software VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 to before 5.2.6; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.4; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.2VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 to before 5.2.6; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.4; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Cisco IOS XR Software — 20210203 Cisco IOS XR Software Enf Broker Denial of Service Vulnerability

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-01040 Cisco IOS XR Software Enf Broker Denial of Service VulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 47

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-1288
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-75j3-4jfq-x36j

References

  • TI-2020-02680 Cisco IOS XR Software Cisco Discovery Protocol Format String Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-00135 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-03113 Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerabilities KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2020-03110 Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2018-00142 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources