Cisco IOS up to 12.2XQ ARP Packet authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Cisco IOS up to 12.2XQ. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component ARP Packet Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0895. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco IOS up to 12.2XQ (Router Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component ARP Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple Cisco networking products allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service on the local network via a series of ARP packets sent to the router s interface that contains a different MAC address for the router, which eventually causes the router to overwrite the MAC address in its ARP table.

The bug was discovered 11/15/2001. The weakness was released 11/15/2001 with Cisco as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0895. The exploitation appears to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48961 (Cisco IOS ARP Table Overwrite 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7547), Tenable (48961), SecurityFocus (BID 3547†), OSVDB (807†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2073†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 48961
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS ARP Table Overwrite Vulnerability - Cisco Systems
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0895 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0895
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17596

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X-Force: 7547 - Cisco IOS ARP table can be overwritten
SecurityFocus: 3547 - Cisco Local Interface ARP Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 807 - Cisco IOS ARP Table Overwrite DoS
Vulnerability Center: 2073 - [cisco-sa-20011115-ios-arp-overwrite] DoS in Cisco Local Interface ARP, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 12:36
Updated: 12/15/2024 03:11
Changes: 07/10/2014 12:36 (76), 05/12/2019 21:16 (1), 12/15/2024 03:11 (17)
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