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5.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS 4.1/4.1.1/4.1.2 (Router Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Telnet Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
buffer overflow in cisco 7xx routers through the telnet service.
The bug was discovered 12/11/1997. The weakness was presented 12/15/1997 (Website). The advisory is available at cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0230. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (699).
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- end of life (old version)
CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Timeline
12/11/1997 🔍12/15/1997 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-0230 (🔍)
X-Force: 699
Vulnerability Center: 11363 - [cisco-sa-19971216-pw-buffer] Cisco 700 Routers DoS via Long Telnet Passwords, High
SecurityFocus: 704 - Cisco IOS/700 Router Password Buffer Overflow
OSVDB: 1102 - Cisco 700 Router Telnet Password Overflow DoS
Entry
Created: 06/18/2014 17:41Updated: 06/17/2019 16:05
Changes: 06/18/2014 17:41 (52), 06/17/2019 16:05 (14)
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