VDB-104332 · CVE-2017-6612 · BID 99920

Cisco ASR 5000 GGSN Gateway HTTP Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco ASR 5000 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component GGSN Gateway. Executing a manipulation as part of HTTP Request can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-6612. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco ASR 5000 (Router Operating System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component GGSN Gateway. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Request 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 integrity.

The bug was discovered 07/19/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/19/2017 as cisco-sa-20170719-asr as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-6612. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 99920†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038961†). The entry VDB-104333 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/19/2017 +132 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20170719-asr
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-6612 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6612
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104332
SecurityFocus: 99920 - Cisco ASR 5000 Series GGSN Gateway CVE-2017-6612 HTTP Redirection Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038961

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2017 10:15
Updated: 01/06/2021 08:11
Changes: 07/21/2017 10:15 (74), 10/31/2019 05:53 (4), 01/06/2021 08:11 (4)
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