CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco IOS up to 15.1xb (Router Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. 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. The summary by CVE is:
Memory leak in Cisco IOS 15.0 through 15.1, when IPS or Zone-Based Firewall (aka ZBFW) is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device crash) via vectors that trigger many session creation flows, aka Bug ID CSCti79848.
The weakness was disclosed 10/03/2011 with Cisco (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3273. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/23/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56321 (Cisco IOS Software IPS and Zone-Based Firewall Vulnerabilities - Cisco Systems), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43216 (Cisco IOS Software IPS and Zone-Based Firewall Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20110928-zbfw)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (56321). The entry 58815 is pretty similar.
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 56321
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS Software IPS and Zone-Based Firewall Vulnerabilities - Cisco Systems
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Timeline
08/29/2011 🔍09/28/2011 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3273 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 33368 - [cisco-sa-20110928-zbfw] Cisco IOS Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 49826 - Cisco IOS IPS and Zone-Based Firewall Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/23/2021 06:40
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (56), 04/02/2017 14:11 (10), 11/23/2021 06:25 (3), 11/23/2021 06:40 (1)
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