Cisco Secure ACS up to 4.1 CSRadius stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco Secure ACS up to 4.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component CSRadius. Performing a manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-4098. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco Secure ACS up to 4.1. This affects some unknown processing of the component CSRadius. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CSRadius service in Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) for Windows before 4.1 and ACS Solution Engine before 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RADIUS Accounting-Request packet.

The weakness was shared 01/08/2007 with CESG Vulnerability Research Group und NISCC (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4098 since 08/14/2006. 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.

It is declared as functional.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cisco.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31327), SecurityFocus (BID 21900†), OSVDB (36126†), Secunia (SA23629†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017475†). The entries VDB-2798, VDB-2800 and VDB-34269 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Functional

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: cisco.com

Timelineinfo

08/14/2006 🔍
12/31/2006 +139 days 🔍
01/05/2007 +5 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Organization: CESG Vulnerability Research Group und NISCC
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4098 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4098
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2799
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X-Force: 31327 - Cisco Secure ACS CSRadius Accounting-Request buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 21900
Secunia: 23629 - Cisco Secure ACS Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 36126 - Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) CSRadius Service Crafted RADIUS Accounting-Request Packet Remote Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1017475
Vupen: ADV-2007-0068

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/09/2007 13:21
Updated: 04/22/2025 19:55
Changes: 01/09/2007 13:21 (67), 04/22/2018 13:11 (8), 11/24/2024 22:44 (17), 04/22/2025 19:55 (2)
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