Cisco IOS 15.1 on Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 2T resource management

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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS 15.1 on Catalyst 6500. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Supervisor Engine 2T. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-2124. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cisco IOS 15.1 on Catalyst 6500 (Router Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component Supervisor Engine 2T. 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. The summary by CVE is:
Cisco IOS 15.1(2)SY3 and earlier, when used with Supervisor Engine 2T (aka Sup2T) on Catalyst 6500 devices, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via crafted multicast packets, aka Bug ID CSCuf60783.
The weakness was published 03/19/2014 with Cisco as CSCuf60783 as confirmed security notice (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2124 since 02/25/2014. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at tools.cisco.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91904), SecurityFocus (BID 66301†), Secunia (SA57515†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43703†). Similar entry is available at VDB-12673. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: tools.cisco.com
Timeline
02/25/2014 🔍03/19/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: CSCuf60783
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2124 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2124
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12675
X-Force: 91904 - Cisco IOS Sup2T denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 66301 - Catalyst 6500 Series Switches 6500 CVE-2014-2124 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 57515 - Cisco IOS Sup2T Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1029942
Vulnerability Center: 43703 - Cisco IOS on Catalyst 6500 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability in Supervisor Engine 2T (Sup2T) - CVE-2014-2124, Medium
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Entry
Created: 03/21/2014 13:46Updated: 06/16/2021 08:39
Changes: 03/21/2014 13:46 (46), 05/23/2017 14:47 (27), 06/16/2021 08:39 (3)
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