Cisco IOS up to 12.3(8) IPv6 Stack denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco IOS up to 12.3(8). This impacts an unknown function of the component IPv6 Stack. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-0195. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco IOS up to 12.3(8) (Router Operating System). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component IPv6 Stack. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. CVE summarizes:

Cisco IOS 12.0S through 12.3YH allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a crafted IPv6 packet.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2005. The weakness was shared 01/26/2005 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0195 since 01/31/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17629 (Cisco IOS IPv6 Packet Processing Remote DoS (CSCed40933)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO, running in the context l and relying on port 161. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43091 (Cisco IPv6 Crafted Packet Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cisco.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19072), Tenable (17629), SecurityFocus (BID 12368†), OSVDB (13193†) and Secunia (SA14032†). The entries VDB-1162 and VDB-1160 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 17629
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS IPv6 Packet Processing Remote DoS (CSCed40933)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: cisco.com
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Researcher: http://www.cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0195 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0195
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1164

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X-Force: 19072 - Cisco IOS IPv6 denial of service and gain full control, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 12368 - Cisco IOS IPv6 Processing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 14032 - Cisco IOS IPv6 Packet Processing Denial of Service, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 13193 - Cisco IOS Multiple Crafted IPv6 Packet DoS
SecurityTracker: 1013016
Vulnerability Center: 6932 - [cisco-sa-20050126-ipv6] DoS in Cisco IOS 12.0 - 12.3 via IPv6, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2005 11:00
Updated: 12/16/2024 11:09
Changes: 01/31/2005 11:00 (96), 07/01/2019 09:04 (2), 12/16/2024 11:09 (16)
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