Cisco IOS/IOS XE EnergyWise Packet memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS and IOS XE and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component EnergyWise Packet Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-3860. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS and IOS XE (Router Operating System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component EnergyWise Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability.

The bug was discovered 04/19/2017. The weakness was presented 04/19/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20170419-energywise / CSCur29331 / CSCut47751 / CSCut50727 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-3860 since 12/21/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99687 (Cisco IOS EnergyWise DoS (cisco-sa-20170419-energywise)), 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 c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316111 (Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software EnergyWise Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20170419-energywise)).

Upgrading 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 (99687), SecurityFocus (BID 97935†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038313†). See VDB-100329, VDB-100330 and VDB-100331 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 99687
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS EnergyWise DoS (cisco-sa-20170419-energywise)
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OpenVAS ID: 103403
OpenVAS Name: Cisco IOS XE Software EnergyWise Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20170419-energywise / CSCur29331 / CSCut47751 / CSCut50727
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3860 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3860
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100328

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SecurityFocus: 97935 - Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3860 - Cisco - Multiple Products - Multiple Buffer Overflow Issues
SecurityTracker: 1038313

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

Created: 04/20/2017 15:14
Updated: 12/21/2020 08:35
Changes: 04/20/2017 15:14 (88), 09/18/2020 16:18 (7), 12/21/2020 08:30 (3), 12/21/2020 08:35 (1)
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