Cisco IOS XE up to 3.5.xS TFTP Server resource management

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS XE up to 3.5.xS (Router Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component TFTP Server. 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 weakness was published 07/22/2015 by vhunter with Cisco as cisco-sa-20150722-tftp as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-0681 since 01/07/2015. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85124 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43031 (Cisco IOS Software TFTP Server Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20150722-tftp)).

Upgrading to version 3.6.0S eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85124), SecurityFocus (BID 75995†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51569†).

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 85124
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OpenVAS ID: 103403
OpenVAS Name: Cisco IOS Software TFTP Server Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IOS XE 3.6.0S

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20150722-tftp
Researcher: vhunter
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0681 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 75995 - Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software CVE-2015-0681 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033023
Vulnerability Center: 51569 - [cisco-sa-20150722-tftp] Cisco IOS and IOS XE Remote DoS in TFTP Server, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108

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Created: 07/24/2015 12:48 AM
Updated: 12/02/2024 04:22 AM
Changes: 07/24/2015 12:48 AM (58), 07/17/2017 09:46 AM (14), 06/03/2022 05:57 PM (4), 06/03/2022 06:04 PM (1), 12/02/2024 04:22 AM (16)
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