VDB-11371 · CVE-2013-6703 · OSVDB 100522

Cisco ONS 15454 9.8.0 Controller Card input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco ONS 15454 9.8.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Controller Card. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-6703. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco ONS 15454 9.8.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Controller Card. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

The TLS/SSLv3 module on Cisco ONS 15454 controller cards allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (card reset) via crafted (1) TLS or (2) SSLv3 packets, aka Bug ID CSCuh34787.

The weakness was released 12/03/2013 as Cisco ONS 15454 Controller Card Denial of Service Vulnerability as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The public release was coordinated with Cisco. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-6703 since 11/07/2013. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/02/2021).

The advisory contains the following remark:

Users who cannot upgrade may apply this monkey patch as an initializer to work around the issue: ``` ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_view) do ActionView::LookupContext::DetailsKey.class_eval do class << self alias :old_get :get def get(details) if details[:formats] details = details.dup syms = Set.new Mime::SET.symbols details[:formats] = details[:formats].select { |v| syms.include? v } end old_get details end end end end

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (100522†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42456†). Additional details are provided at tools.cisco.com. Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-11372. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: Cisco ONS 15454 Controller Card Denial of Service Vulnerability
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-6703 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6703
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11371
OSVDB: 100522
SecurityTracker: 1029422
Vulnerability Center: 42456 - Cisco ONS 15454 Controller Cards Remote DoS Vulnerability via Crafted TLS of SSLv3 Packets, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2013 13:55
Updated: 06/02/2021 16:35
Changes: 12/05/2013 13:55 (45), 05/16/2017 04:38 (16), 06/02/2021 16:35 (3)
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