Cisco IOS up to 12.4(24)MDA13 Parse Error Drop access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco IOS up to 12.4(24)MDA13 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Parse Error Drop Handler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-5552. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS up to 12.4(24)MDA13 (Router Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Parse Error Drop Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco IOS 12.4(24)MDB9 and earlier on Content Services Gateway (CSG) devices does not properly implement the "parse error drop" feature, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted series of packets, aka Bug ID CSCug90143.

The weakness was presented 11/11/2013 as Cisco Content Services Gateway Traffic Bypass Vulnerability as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-5552 since 08/22/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version CSCug90143 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 (88653), SecurityFocus (BID 63652†), OSVDB (99744†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42247†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IOS CSCug90143

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08/22/2013 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: Cisco Content Services Gateway Traffic Bypass Vulnerability
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5552 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5552
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11203
X-Force: 88653
SecurityFocus: 63652
OSVDB: 99744
Vulnerability Center: 42247 - Cisco IOS Prior to 12.4(24)MDB15 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability Due to an Error in the parse error drop Function, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 11/18/2013 17:17
Updated: 06/02/2021 09:47
Changes: 11/18/2013 17:17 (46), 05/15/2017 11:18 (17), 06/02/2021 09:47 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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