Cisco IOS 12.2/12.3/12.4 Session Initiation Protocol resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cisco IOS 12.2/12.3/12.4. This affects an unknown part of the component Session Initiation Protocol. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-3799. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco IOS 12.2/12.3/12.4 (Router Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Session Initiation Protocol. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Memory leak in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4, when VoIP is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and voice-service outage) via unspecified valid SIP messages.

The bug was discovered 09/24/2008. The weakness was published 09/26/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-3799 since 08/27/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49025 (Multiple Cisco IOS Session Initiation Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerabilities), 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 c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43288 (Cisco IOS Session Initiation Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20080924-sip)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45377), Tenable (49025), SecurityFocus (BID 31361†), OSVDB (48713†) and Secunia (SA31990†). Similar entries are available at VDB-44214, VDB-44213, VDB-44212 and VDB-44211. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 49025
Nessus Name: Multiple Cisco IOS Session Initiation Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-3799 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3799
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44200

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X-Force: 45377
SecurityFocus: 31361 - Cisco IOS SIP Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31990
OSVDB: 48713 - Cisco IOS SIP memory leak denial of service
SecurityTracker: 1020939
Vulnerability Center: 19578 - [cisco-sa-20080924-sip] Cisco IOS SIP Remote Memory Leak Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2670

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/17/2019 16:08
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (67), 08/17/2019 16:08 (14)
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