Cisco PIX/ASA MGCP Packet input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cisco PIX and ASA. This impacts an unknown function of the component MGCP Packet Handler. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-5568. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco PIX and ASA (Firewall Software) (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component MGCP Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco PIX and ASA appliances with 7.0 through 8.0 software, and Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.1(5) and earlier, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted MGCP packet, aka CSCsi90468 (appliance) and CSCsi00694 (FWSM).

The weakness was disclosed 10/18/2007 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is shared at cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-5568 since 10/18/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37257), SecurityFocus (BID 26104†), OSVDB (37943†), Secunia (SA27193†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018825†). The entries VDB-3396, VDB-39358, VDB-39357 and VDB-39356 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-5568 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5568
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3397
X-Force: 37257
SecurityFocus: 26104 - Cisco PIX And ASA Appliances MGCP And TLS Packets Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27193
OSVDB: 37943 - Cisco PIX / ASA Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) Handling Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018825
Vulnerability Center: 16604 - [cisco-sa-20071017-asa] Cisco PIX\\ASA Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS using MGCP, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3530

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2007 10:35
Updated: 07/28/2019 09:26
Changes: 10/19/2007 10:35 (66), 07/28/2019 09:26 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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