Cisco IOS up to 12.0.7 HTTP input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Cisco IOS up to 12.0.7. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component HTTP Handler. Performing a manipulation with the input %% results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0380. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS up to 12.0.7 (Router Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component HTTP Handler. The manipulation with the input value %% leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The IOS HTTP service in Cisco routers and switches running IOS 11.1 through 12.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by requesting a URL that contains a %% string.

The bug was discovered 04/26/2000. The weakness was published 05/14/2000 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0380. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48949 (Cisco IOS HTTP Server Vulnerability - Cisco Systems), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43003 (Cisco IOS HTTP %% Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1546.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4357), Exploit-DB (19882), Tenable (48949), SecurityFocus (BID 1154†) and OSVDB (1302†). Similar entries are available at VDB-503, VDB-16074, VDB-16156 and VDB-16414. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 48949
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS HTTP Server Vulnerability - Cisco Systems
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MetaSploit ID: ios_http_percentpercent.rb
MetaSploit Name: Cisco IOS HTTP GET /%% Request Denial of Service
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1546
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco HTTP double-percent DOS attempt
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05/14/2000 +18 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0380 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0380
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15495

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X-Force: 4357
SecurityFocus: 1154 - Cisco IOS HTTP %% Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1302 - Cisco IOS HTTP Service %% GET Request Remote DoS
Vulnerability Center: 128 - [cisco-sa-20000514-ios-http-server] Cisco IOS HTTP DOS, Medium

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

Created: 06/24/2014 12:59
Updated: 09/21/2024 12:24
Changes: 06/24/2014 12:59 (83), 05/05/2019 08:22 (8), 09/21/2024 12:24 (17)
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