Cisco IOS prior 15.4(0.5)T DHCP Server Lease denial of service
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco IOS (Router Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component DHCP Server. The manipulation as part of a Lease leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
The remember feature in the DHCP server in Cisco IOS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by acquiring a lease and then sending a DHCPRELEASE message, aka Bug ID CSCuh46822.
The weakness was shared 10/07/2013 as CSCuh46822 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-5499 since 08/22/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78064 (Cisco IOS DHCP Remember Functionality DoS (CSCuh46822)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO.
Upgrading to version 15.4(0.5)T eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87721) and Tenable (78064).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 78064
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS DHCP Remember Functionality DoS (CSCuh46822)
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Upgrade: IOS 15.4(0.5)T
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: CSCuh46822
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5499 (🔍)
X-Force: 87721
Vulnerability Center: 41839 - Cisco IOS DHCP Server Remote DoS Vulnerability via \x27Remember\x27 Functionality, High
SecurityFocus: 62866
Secunia: 55204 - Cisco IOS DHCP "remember" Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 98165
Entry
Created: 10/09/2013 14:59Updated: 05/26/2021 12:39
Changes: 10/09/2013 14:59 (72), 05/13/2017 09:38 (2), 05/26/2021 12:32 (4), 05/26/2021 12:39 (1)
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