Cisco IOS 12.0/12.1/12.2/12.3 IPv6 Routing denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco IOS 12.0/12.1/12.2/12.3. Affected is an unknown function of the component IPv6 Routing. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-4285. There is no available exploit. It is advised to disable the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco IOS 12.0/12.1/12.2/12.3 (Router Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component IPv6 Routing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR 12.x up to 12.3, including some versions before 12.3(15) and 12.3(14)T, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (partial packet contents) or cause a denial of service (router or component crash) via crafted IPv6 packets with a Type 0 routing header.

The bug was discovered 08/08/2007. The weakness was presented 08/09/2007 by Tom Cross with IBM ISS X-Force (Website). The advisory is shared at cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-4285 since 08/09/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71432 (Information Leakage Using IPv6 Routing Header in Cisco IOS XR (cisco-sa-20070808-IOS-IPv6-leak)), 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.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cisco.com. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35906), Tenable (71432), OSVDB (36666†), Secunia (SA26359†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018542†). See VDB-3234 and VDB-3235 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 71432
Nessus Name: Information Leakage Using IPv6 Routing Header in Cisco IOS XR (cisco-sa-20070808-IOS-IPv6-leak)
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Patch: cisco.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Researcher: Tom Cross
Organization: IBM ISS X-Force
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-4285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3233

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X-Force: 35906 - Cisco IOS IPv6 Type 0 Routing Header denial of service, Medium Risk
Secunia: 26359
OSVDB: 36666 - Cisco IOS Crafted IPv6 Routing Header Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018542
Vulnerability Center: 15851 - [cisco-sa-20070808-IOS-IPv6-leak] Cisco IOS Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution and DoS, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-2819

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/20/2007 08:42
Updated: 07/23/2019 14:39
Changes: 08/20/2007 08:42 (89), 07/23/2019 14:39 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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