Cisco PIX up to 6.2.3 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco PIX up to 6.2.3. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2003-1004. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco PIX up to 6.2.3 (Firewall Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco PIX firewall 6.2.x through 6.2.3, when configured as a VPN Client, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (dropped IPSec tunnel connection) via an IKE Phase I negotiation request to the outside interface of the firewall.

The bug was discovered . The weakness was disclosed 12/15/2003 by Rasto Rickardt with Cisco (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1004 since 12/16/2003. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12401 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading 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 (13989), SecurityFocus (BID 9221†), OSVDB (3078†), Secunia (SA10434†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43322†). Further details are available at auscert.org.au. The entry VDB-21482 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: cisco.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Researcher: Rasto Rickardt
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1004 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1004
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-447
X-Force: 13989 - Cisco PIX Firewall VPN client configuration denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 9221 - Multiple Cisco PIX Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 10434 - Cisco PIX SNMPv3 and VPNC Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 3078 - Cisco PIX VPNC External Interface IKE Phase 1 Packet Remote DoS
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 43322 - [cisco-sa-20031215-pix] Cisco PIX DoS via IKE Phase I Negotiation Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2003 09:45
Updated: 06/27/2019 12:47
Changes: 12/16/2003 09:45 (82), 06/27/2019 12:47 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:535:103

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