Cisco ONS 15454 Closed Session memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco ONS 15454. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Closed Session Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2141. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability has been found in Cisco ONS 15454 (unknown version) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Closed Session Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The session-termination functionality on Cisco ONS 15454 controller cards with software 9.6 and earlier does not initialize an unspecified pointer, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (card reset) via crafted session-close actions, aka Bug ID CSCug97416.

The weakness was shared 04/07/2014 with Cisco as CSCug97416 as not defined security notice (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-2141 since 02/25/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73457 (Cisco ONS 15454 Controller Card DoS (CSCug97416)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch CSCug97416 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at tools.cisco.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92328), Tenable (73457), SecurityFocus (BID 66666†), Secunia (SA57712†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44194†). The entries VDB-12832, VDB-12831 and VDB-12830 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 73457
Nessus Name: Cisco ONS 15454 Controller Card DoS (CSCug97416)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: CSCug97416

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Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCug97416
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2141 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2141
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12829

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X-Force: 92328 - Cisco ONS 15454 controller denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 66666 - Cisco ONS 15454 System Software Controller Card CVE-2014-2141 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 57712 - Cisco ONS 15454 Series Controller Card Session Denial of Service Security Issue, Not Critical
Vulnerability Center: 44194 - Cisco ONS 15454 Controller Cards Remote DoS via a Crafted Session Close Action, Medium

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Created: 04/09/2014 10:55
Updated: 05/10/2026 05:04
Changes: 04/09/2014 10:55 (78), 05/26/2017 03:33 (1), 06/16/2021 15:35 (3), 05/10/2026 05:04 (19)
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