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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cisco IPS 4200/4300/4500. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Jumbo Frame Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
Cisco IPS Software 7.1 before 7.1(8)E4 and 7.2 before 7.2(2)E4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Analysis Engine process outage) via a flood of jumbo frames, aka Bug ID CSCuh94944.
The weakness was shared 02/19/2014 as Alert ID 32840 as confirmed alert (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-0720 since 01/02/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72705 (Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Software (cisco-sa-20140219-ips)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO.
Upgrading to version 7.1, 7.1(8p2)E4, 7.2(2)E4 or 7.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at tools.cisco.com.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91193) and Tenable (72705).
Product
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CPE 2.3
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CVSSv4
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 72705
Nessus Name: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Software (cisco-sa-20140219-ips)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: IPS 7.1/7.1(8p2)E4/7.2(2)E4/7.3
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: Alert ID 32840
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2014-0720 (🔍)
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X-Force: 91193 - Cisco Intrusion Prevention System jumbo frames denial of service, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 43348 - [cisco-sa-20140219-ips] Cisco IPS Remote DoS Vulnerability via Jumbo Frames (CVE-2014-0720), High
SecurityFocus: 65669 - Cisco IPS Software CVE-2014-0720 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 56980 - Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Entry
Created: 02/22/2014 14:57Updated: 06/09/2021 16:24
Changes: 02/22/2014 14:57 (76), 05/21/2017 14:18 (1), 06/09/2021 16:24 (3)
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