Cisco IOS prior 15.4(0.5)T DHCP Server Lease denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco IOS and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component DHCP Server. Performing a manipulation as part of Lease results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2013-5499. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco IOS (Router Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component DHCP Server. The manipulation as part of a Lease leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The remember feature in the DHCP server in Cisco IOS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by acquiring a lease and then sending a DHCPRELEASE message, aka Bug ID CSCuh46822.

The weakness was shared 10/07/2013 as CSCuh46822 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-5499 since 08/22/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78064 (Cisco IOS DHCP Remember Functionality DoS (CSCuh46822)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO.

Upgrading to version 15.4(0.5)T 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 (87721), Tenable (78064), SecurityFocus (BID 62866†), OSVDB (98165†) and Secunia (SA55204†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 78064
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS DHCP Remember Functionality DoS (CSCuh46822)
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Upgrade: IOS 15.4(0.5)T

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCuh46822
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5499 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5499
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10629
X-Force: 87721
SecurityFocus: 62866
Secunia: 55204 - Cisco IOS DHCP "remember" Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 98165
Vulnerability Center: 41839 - Cisco IOS DHCP Server Remote DoS Vulnerability via \x27Remember\x27 Functionality, High

Entryinfo

Created: 10/09/2013 14:59
Updated: 05/26/2021 12:39
Changes: 10/09/2013 14:59 (72), 05/13/2017 09:38 (2), 05/26/2021 12:32 (4), 05/26/2021 12:39 (1)
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