Cisco PIX up to 6.3.1 SNMPv3 Message input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco PIX up to 6.3.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component SNMPv3 Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1003. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco PIX up to 6.3.1 (Firewall Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component SNMPv3 Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Cisco PIX firewall 5.x.x, and 6.3.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and reload) via an SNMPv3 message when snmp-server is set.

The bug was discovered 12/15/2003. The weakness was disclosed 01/05/2004 (Website). The advisory is available at cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-1003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/29/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13988), SecurityFocus (BID 9221†), OSVDB (3046†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11199†). The entry VDB-447 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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12/15/2003 🔍
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09/30/2014 +3081 days 🔍
06/29/2021 +2464 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1003 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1003
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21482
X-Force: 13988
SecurityFocus: 9221 - Multiple Cisco PIX Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 3046 - CVE-2003-1003 - Cisco PIX firewall - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 11199 - [cisco-sa-20031215-pix] Cisco PIX DoS via SNMPv3 Message, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2014 15:32
Updated: 06/29/2021 13:32
Changes: 09/30/2014 15:32 (58), 06/16/2019 17:05 (5), 06/29/2021 13:32 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:458:103

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