Cisco ASA up to 9.1.1.3 Management Session Requests resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco ASA up to 9.1.1.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Management Session Requests. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2013-6707. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco ASA up to 9.1.1.3 (Firewall Software). Affected is an unknown function of the component Management Session Requests. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Memory leak in the connection-manager implementation in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.1(.3) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (multi-protocol management outage) by making multiple management session requests, aka Bug ID CSCug33233.

The weakness was shared 12/06/2013 with Cisco as Cisco ASA Management Connections Denial of Service as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-6707 since 11/07/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43397 (Cisco ASA Management Connections Denial of Service Vulnerability (CSCug33233)).

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 X-Force (89442), SecurityFocus (BID 64148†), OSVDB (100682†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42562†). Further details are available at tools.cisco.com. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: Cisco ASA Management Connections Denial of Service
Organization: Cisco
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CVE: CVE-2013-6707 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6707
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11424
X-Force: 89442 - Cisco ASA Software connection manager denial of service
SecurityFocus: 64148
OSVDB: 100682
SecurityTracker: 1029441
Vulnerability Center: 42562 - Cisco ASA 9.1(.3) and Prior Remote Denial of Service via Multiple Management Session Requests, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2013 15:00
Updated: 12/23/2024 05:57
Changes: 12/09/2013 15:00 (50), 05/17/2017 08:58 (22), 06/02/2021 21:20 (3), 12/23/2024 05:57 (17)
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