VDB-1527 · CVE-2005-0036 · BID 13729

Cisco Content Router 4400 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cisco Content Router 4400. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-0036. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Content Router 4400 (Router Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The DNS implementation in DeleGate 8.10.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a compressed DNS packet with a label length byte with an incorrect offset, which could trigger an infinite loop.

The weakness was disclosed 05/24/2005 by Dr. Steve Beaty with Metropolitan State College of Denver (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0036 since 01/07/2005. 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.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cisco.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 13729†), OSVDB (25291†), Secunia (SA15472†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8301†). The entries VDB-1524, VDB-1520, VDB-1530 and VDB-1519 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: cisco.com

Timelineinfo

01/07/2005 🔍
05/24/2005 +137 days 🔍
05/24/2005 +0 days 🔍
06/07/2005 +14 days 🔍
12/31/2005 +207 days 🔍
07/08/2024 +6764 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Researcher: Dr. Steve Beaty
Organization: Metropolitan State College of Denver
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0036 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0036
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1527
SecurityFocus: 13729 - Multiple Vendor DNS Message Decompression Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 15472 - Cisco Various Products Compressed DNS Messages Denial of Service, Less Critical
OSVDB: 25291
Vulnerability Center: 8301

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2005 12:31
Updated: 07/08/2024 13:57
Changes: 06/07/2005 12:31 (55), 11/30/2015 09:42 (5), 03/11/2021 13:06 (8), 07/08/2024 13:57 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:3F4:103

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