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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco IOS up to 12.3 (Router Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component IPv6 Routing. The manipulation 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:
Memory leak in the TCP listener in Cisco IOS 9.x, 10.x, 11.x, and 12.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending crafted TCP traffic to an IPv4 address on the IOS device.
The bug was discovered 01/24/2007. The weakness was released 01/25/2007 by Arnaud Ebalard (Website). The advisory is shared at cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-0479 since 01/24/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24744 (Cisco IOS TCP Listener Crafted Packets Remote DoS (CSCek37177)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO, running in the context l and relying on port 161.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cisco.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31716) and Tenable (24744). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 2880, 2879, 34599 and 34598.
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Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
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Nessus ID: 24744
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS TCP Listener Crafted Packets Remote DoS (CSCek37177)
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Patch: cisco.com
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco.com
Researcher: Arnaud Ebalard
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2007-0479 (🔍)
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X-Force: 31716
SecurityTracker: 1017551
Vulnerability Center: 14149 - [cisco-sa-20070124-crafted-tcp] Cisco IOS Denial of Service via Crafted TCP Traffic to IPv4 Address, High
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
SecurityFocus: 22208 - Cisco IOS TCP Listener Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 23867 - Cisco IOS Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 32093 - Cisco IOS Listener Crafted TCP Packets DoS
Vupen: ADV-2007-0329
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Entry
Created: 01/26/2007 14:01Updated: 07/14/2019 09:29
Changes: 01/26/2007 14:01 (84), 07/14/2019 09:29 (8)
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