Cisco ASA 9.1(16) IPSec VPN Tunnel cryptographic issues

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco ASA 9.1(16) (Firewall Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component IPSec VPN Tunnel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issues vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The IPsec implementation in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.1 before 9.1(1.7), when an IPsec VPN tunnel is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a (1) ICMP or (2) ICMPv6 packet that is improperly handled during decryption, aka Bug ID CSCue18975.

The weakness was released 10/09/2013 as Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco ASA Software as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-5507 since 08/22/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70474 (Cisco ASA Software Multiple Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20131009-asa)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43394 (Cisco ASA Multiple Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20131009-asa)).

Upgrading to version 9.1(1.7) eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at tools.cisco.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87772) and Tenable (70474). Further details are available at tools.cisco.com. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 10654, 10657, 10658 and 10659.

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Class: Cryptographic issues
CWE: CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 70474
Nessus Name: Cisco ASA Software Multiple Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20131009-asa)
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Upgrade: ASA 9.1(1.7)

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Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco ASA Software
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5507 (🔍)
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X-Force: 87772
Vulnerability Center: 41857 - [cisco-sa-20131009-asa] Cisco ASA 9.1 Through 9.1(1.6) Remote Denial of Service via Maliciously Crafted ICMP Packets (CVE-2013-5507), High
Secunia: 55237 - Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
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Created: 10/14/2013 10:05
Updated: 05/26/2021 15:05
Changes: 10/14/2013 10:05 (77), 05/13/2017 09:43 (1), 05/26/2021 15:05 (3)
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