Cisco IOS up to 12.0 ICMP Unreachable Packet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cisco IOS up to 12.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component ICMP Unreachable Packet Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0861. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS up to 12.0 (Router Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component ICMP Unreachable Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco 12000 with IOS 12.0 and line cards based on Engine 2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by flooding the router with traffic that generates a large number of ICMP Unreachable replies.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2001. The weakness was shared 11/14/2001 by FIRST with Cisco (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0861. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48960 (ICMP Unreachable Vulnerability in Cisco 12000 Series Internet Router - 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 (7536), Tenable (48960), SecurityFocus (BID 3534†), OSVDB (794†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-356†). The entries VDB-17723, VDB-17722, VDB-17721 and VDB-17720 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 48960
Nessus Name: ICMP Unreachable Vulnerability in Cisco 12000 Series Internet Router - Cisco Systems
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/14/2001 🔍
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12/06/2001 +22 days 🔍
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09/12/2002 +280 days 🔍
12/12/2002 +90 days 🔍
09/01/2010 +2820 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +1409 days 🔍
05/06/2019 +1760 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Researcher: FIRST
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0861 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17719

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X-Force: 7536 - Cisco 12000 series router \
SecurityFocus: 3534 - Cisco 12000 Series Internet Router Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 794 - Cisco 12000 Series Router ICMP Unreachable DoS
Vulnerability Center: 356 - [cisco-sa-20011114-gsr-unreachable] Cisco 12000 Series Internet Router Denial Of Service, Medium

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Created: 07/11/2014 10:48
Updated: 05/06/2019 14:31
Changes: 07/11/2014 10:48 (75), 05/06/2019 14:31 (2)
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