Cisco IOS off-by-one

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco IOS. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in off-by-one. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2007-5551. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco IOS (Router Operating System) (version now known). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a off-by-one vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-193. A product calculates or uses an incorrect maximum or minimum value that is 1 more, or 1 less, than the correct value. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Off-by-one error in Cisco IOS allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: as of 20071016, the only disclosure is a vague pre-advisory with no actionable information. However, since it is from a well-known researcher, it is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.

The weakness was shared 10/18/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at irmplc.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5551 since 10/18/2007. 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. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/01/2017).

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

The entries VDB-39348, VDB-39347, VDB-39346 and VDB-39345 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Off-by-one
CWE: CWE-193 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/18/2007 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2706 days 🔍
11/01/2017 +961 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: irmplc.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-5551 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5551
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39339
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 11/01/2017 10:43
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (45), 11/01/2017 10:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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