Cisco IPS NME 7.0(8)E4 IP Packet memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco IPS NME 7.0(8)E4. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component IP Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software on IPS NME devices before 7.0(9)E4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via malformed IPv4 packets that trigger incorrect memory allocation, aka Bug ID CSCua61977.

The weakness was published 07/17/2013 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The public release has been coordinated with Cisco. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-3410 since 05/06/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69103 (Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Software (cisco-sa-20130717-ips)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO.

Upgrading to version 7.0(9)E4 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 X-Force (85787) and Tenable (69103). Similar entries are available at 9563, 9564 and 9566.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 69103
Nessus Name: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Software (cisco-sa-20130717-ips)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IPS NME 7.0(9)E4

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Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-3410 (🔍)
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X-Force: 85787
Vulnerability Center: 40621 - [cisco-sa-20130717-ips] Cisco IPS NME Before 7.0(9)E4 Remote DoS Vulnerability by Malformed IP Packets (CVE-2013-3410), High
SecurityFocus: 61301 - Cisco IPS Software CVE-2013-3410 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 54243 - Cisco Intrusion Prevention System NME IP Packets Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 95395

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Created: 07/19/2013 17:12
Updated: 05/18/2021 23:50
Changes: 07/19/2013 17:12 (75), 05/06/2017 19:21 (3), 05/18/2021 23:50 (3)
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