Cisco IOS XE 3.4.1S/3.5.0S Zone Based Firewall ICMP Error Packet input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco IOS XE 3.4.1S/3.5.0S. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Zone Based Firewall. Executing a manipulation as part of ICMP Error Packet can lead to input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2013-5543. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco IOS XE 3.4.1S/3.5.0S (Router Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Zone Based Firewall. The manipulation as part of a ICMP Error Packet leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Cisco IOS XE 3.4 before 3.4.2S and 3.5 before 3.5.1S on 1000 ASR devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via malformed ICMP error packets associated with a (1) TCP or (2) UDP session that is under inspection by the Zone-Based Firewall (ZBFW) component, aka Bug ID CSCtt26470.

The weakness was disclosed 10/30/2013 as Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE Software for 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-5543 since 08/22/2013. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70784 (Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE Software for 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (cisco-sa-20131030-asr1000)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO.

Upgrading to version 3.4.2S or 3.5.1S 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 (70784), SecurityFocus (BID 63436†), OSVDB (99152†), SecurityTracker (ID 1029277†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42148†). Additional details are provided at tools.cisco.com. The entries VDB-11063, VDB-11064 and VDB-11065 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 70784
Nessus Name: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE Software for 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (cisco-sa-20131030-asr1000)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IOS XE 3.4.2S/3.5.1S

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE Software for 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5543 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5543
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11062

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SecurityFocus: 63436
OSVDB: 99152
SecurityTracker: 1029277 - Cisco IOS XE Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 42148 - [cisco-sa-20131030-asr1000] Cisco IOS XE Zone-Based Firewall (ZBFW) Remote DoS Vulnerability via ICMP (CVE-2013-5543), High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 11/01/2013 10:57
Updated: 06/01/2021 15:42
Changes: 11/01/2013 10:57 (50), 05/14/2017 10:07 (29), 06/01/2021 15:42 (3)
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