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Cisco fixes DoS vulnerability affecting carrier routing systems

Securityweek - (International) Cisco released updates for IOS XR Software installed on CRS-3 Carrier Routing Systems addressing a medium severity vulnerability in which an attacker could cause the line card to reload by sending specially crafted packets to the vulnerable device, causing an extended denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Source: http://www.securityweek.com/cisco-fixes-dos-vulnerability-affecting-carrier-routing-systems

Note: This news synopsis is taken from the DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report, a daily [Monday through Friday, except US Federal holidays] summary of open-source published information concerning significant critical infrastructure issues; a 10-day archive of the DOSIR can be found at: http://www.dhs.gov/dhs-daily-open-source-infrastructure-report.