Cisco Cisco Content Switching Module Ssl 2.1.2 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Cisco Cisco Content Switching Module Ssl 2.1.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1749. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco Cisco Content Switching Module Ssl 2.1.2. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory leak in Cisco Content Switching Module (CSM) 4.2(3) up to 4.2(8) and Cisco Content Switching Module with SSL (CSM-S) 2.1(2) up to 2.1(7) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via TCP segments with an unspecified combination of TCP flags.

The bug was discovered 05/14/2008. The weakness was published 05/14/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1749 since 04/11/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70137 (Cisco Content Switching Module Layer 7 Load Balancing DoS), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42409), Tenable (70137), SecurityFocus (BID 29216†), OSVDB (45201†) and Secunia (SA30223†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 70137
Nessus Name: Cisco Content Switching Module Layer 7 Load Balancing DoS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1749 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1749
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42375

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X-Force: 42409
SecurityFocus: 29216 - Cisco Content Switching Module Layer 7 Load Balancing Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 30223
OSVDB: 45201 - Cisco - Content Switching Module - Layer 7 Load Balancing Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020021
Vulnerability Center: 18429 - [cisco-sa-20080514-csm] Cisco CSM and CSM-S DoS Via TCP Segments Containing Certain Flags, Low
Vupen: ADV-2008-1532

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/10/2019 14:41
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (66), 08/10/2019 14:41 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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