Cisco PIX/ASA 7.x/8.x Time-To-Live denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Cisco PIX and ASA 7.x/8.x. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Time-To-Live Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-0028. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco PIX and ASA 7.x/8.x (Firewall Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Time-To-Live Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco PIX 500 Series Security Appliance and 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) before 7.2(3)6 and 8.0(3), when the Time-to-Live (TTL) decrement feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted IP packet.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2008. The weakness was presented 01/24/2008 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0028 since 12/17/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 7.2(3)6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cisco.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39862), SecurityFocus (BID 27418†), OSVDB (40640†), Secunia (SA28625†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019263†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PIX/ASA 7.2(3)6
Patch: cisco.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0028 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0028
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3568
X-Force: 39862 - Cisco Pix and ASA TTL denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 27418 - Cisco PIX and ASA Appliance 'TTL Decrement' Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 28625
OSVDB: 40640 - Cisco PIX / ASA Crafted IP Packet Time-To-Live DoS
SecurityTracker: 1019263
Vulnerability Center: 17453 - [cisco-sa-20080123-asa] Cisco PIX 500 Series SA and 5500 Series ASA Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0259

Entryinfo

Created: 02/01/2008 13:51
Updated: 08/04/2019 09:43
Changes: 02/01/2008 13:51 (82), 08/04/2019 09:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:A01:103

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