Cisco IOS High Priority Queue resource management

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A vulnerability has been found in Cisco IOS (Router Operating System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component High Priority Queue Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The packet driver in Cisco IOS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a series of (1) Virtual Switching Systems (VSS) or (2) Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) packets, aka Bug IDs CSCug41049 and CSCue61890.

The weakness was published 03/28/2014 with Cisco as Cisco IOS Software High Priority Queue Denial of Service Vulnerability as confirmed security notice (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-2131 since 02/25/2014. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73828 (Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series Switch Denial of Service Vulnerability (CSCug41049 / CSCue61890)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO.

Applying the patch CSCug41049/CSCue61890 is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92132) and Tenable (73828).

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 73828
Nessus Name: Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series Switch Denial of Service Vulnerability (CSCug41049 / CSCue61890)
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Patch: CSCug41049/CSCue61890

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: Cisco IOS Software High Priority Queue Denial of Service Vulnerability
Researcher: http://www.cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2131 (🔍)
X-Force: 92132 - Cisco IOS packet driver code denial of service, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 43802 - Cisco IOS Remote DoS Vulnerability via VSS or BFD Packets - CVE-2014-2131, Medium
SecurityFocus: 66515 - Cisco IOS Software CVE-2014-2131 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 57174 - Cisco IOS High Prority Queue Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical

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Created: 04/01/2014 11:11
Updated: 06/16/2021 11:10
Changes: 04/01/2014 11:11 (75), 05/24/2017 10:46 (2), 06/16/2021 11:10 (3)
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