VDB-17907 · CVE-2002-1596 · VU#968187

Cisco SN 5420 Storage Router up to 1.1(5) HTTP Request Encoding denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco SN 5420 Storage Router up to 1.1(5). Affected is an unknown function of the component HTTP Request Encoding Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-1596. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco SN 5420 Storage Router up to 1.1(5) (Router Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Encoding Handler. 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:

Cisco SN 5420 Storage Router 1.1(5) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (router crash) via an HTTP request with large headers.

The weakness was disclosed 01/09/2002 by FIRST with Cisco as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1596 since 03/13/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7829) and SecurityFocus (BID 3834†). The entries VDB-17908 and VDB-17906 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Router Operating System

Vendor

Cisco

Name

SN 5420 Storage Router

Version

1.1(5)

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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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: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/09/2002 🔍
01/09/2002 +0 days 🔍
01/09/2002 +0 days 🔍
03/13/2005 +1159 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3407 days 🔍
01/21/2025 +3847 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

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

CVE: CVE-2002-1596 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1596
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17907
CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 7829
SecurityFocus: 3834 - Cisco SN 5420 Storage Router Large Header DoS Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:34
Updated: 01/21/2025 09:23
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:34 (56), 04/11/2019 06:34 (1), 01/21/2025 09:23 (17)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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