Cisco iOS up to 12.1xp HTTP Server ?/ denial of service

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A vulnerability has been found in Cisco iOS (Router Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component HTTP Server. The manipulation of the argument ?/ with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The HTTP server in Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash and reload) via a URL containing a "?/" string.

The weakness was published 12/19/2000 by Alberto Solino with Cisco (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0984. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48950 (Cisco IOS HTTP Server Query Vulnerability - Cisco Systems), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5412) and Tenable (48950).

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 48950
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS HTTP Server Query Vulnerability - Cisco Systems
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/19/2000 +55 days 🔍
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07/02/2014 +1400 days 🔍
05/06/2019 +1769 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Researcher: Alberto Solino
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0984 (🔍)
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X-Force: 5412
Vulnerability Center: 285 - [cisco-sa-20001025-ios-http-server-query] Cisco HTTP server DOS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 1838 - Cisco IOS Software "?/" HTTP Request DoS Vulnerability

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Created: 07/02/2014 11:12
Updated: 05/06/2019 06:36
Changes: 07/02/2014 11:12 (71), 05/06/2019 06:36 (5)
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