The session-termination functionality on Cisco ONS 15454 controller cards with software 9.6 and earlier does not initialize an unspecified p
The session-termination functionality on Cisco ONS 15454 controller cards with software 9.6 and earlier does not initialize an unspecified pointer, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (card reset) via crafted session-close actions, aka Bug ID CSCug97416.
- Published
- Apr 10, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.4% · 71th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Report tools
Action score
16
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 16 / 40 · 4.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.4%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | cisco ons 15454 system software | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:cisco_ons_15454_system_software |
| cisco | ons 15454 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ons_15454 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- cisco cisco ons 15454 system softwareup to 9.6 inclusive
- cisco cisco ons 15454 system software9.0
- cisco cisco ons 15454 system software9.1
- cisco cisco ons 15454 system software9.2
- cisco cisco ons 15454 system software9.2.1
- cisco cisco ons 15454 system software9.2.2
- cisco cisco ons 15454 system software9.3
- cisco cisco ons 15454 system software9.4
- cisco ons 15454all versions
Same product
cisco: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2014-2142Cisco ONS 15454 controller cards with software 10.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (card reload) via a craf21Monitor
- CVE-2014-2140Cisco ONS 15454 controller cards with software 9.6 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (card reset) via a TCP FI21Monitor
- CVE-2014-2139Cisco ONS 15454 controller cards with software 9.6 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (flash write outage) via 21Monitor
- CVE-2013-6701The tNetTaskLimit process on the Transport Node Controller (TNC) on Cisco ONS 15454 devices with software 9.6 and earlier does not properly 21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-2141
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=33682
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.