Cisco IOS 12.2 resource management

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco IOS 12.2 (Router Operating System). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The virtual private dial-up network (VPDN) component in Cisco IOS before 12.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a series of PPTP sessions, related to the persistence of interface descriptor block (IDB) data structures after process termination, aka bug ID CSCdv59309.

The bug was discovered 03/26/2008. The weakness was shared 03/27/2008 by Martin Kluge (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-1150 since 03/05/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49013 (Cisco IOS Virtual Private Dial-up Network Denial of Service 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43141 (Cisco IOS Virtual Private Dial-up Network Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 12.2 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 (41484) and Tenable (49013). The entries 41726, 41725, 41716 and 41715 are related to this item.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 49013
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS Virtual Private Dial-up Network Denial of Service Vulnerability - Cisco Systems
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IOS 12.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Martin Kluge
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1150 (🔍)
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X-Force: 41484
SecurityTracker: 1019714
Vulnerability Center: 18031 - [cisco-sa-20080326-pptp] Cisco IOS VPDN Allows DoS by Interface Descriptor Blocks Consumption, Medium
SecurityFocus: 28460 - Cisco IOS Virtual Private Dial-up Network Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29507 - Cisco IOS Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 43794 - CVE-2008-1150 - Cisco - IOS - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-1006

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/07/2019 20:01
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (81), 08/07/2019 20:01 (4)
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