Cisco PIX 8.0/8.1 SSL VPN denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco PIX 8.0/8.1. This affects an unknown part of the component SSL VPN. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-1156. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco PIX 8.0/8.1 (Firewall Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component SSL VPN. 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:

Unspecified vulnerability on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 Series devices 8.0 before 8.0(4)25 and 8.1 before 8.1(2)15, when an SSL VPN or ASDM access is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted (1) SSL or (2) HTTP packet.

The bug was discovered 04/08/2009. The weakness was presented 04/08/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1156 since 03/26/2009. The attack can only be done within the local network. 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.

Upgrading to version 8.1 eliminates this vulnerability. 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 (49720), SecurityFocus (BID 34429†), OSVDB (53442†), Secunia (SA34607†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022015†). See VDB-3949, VDB-47647, VDB-47646 and VDB-47645 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Partially

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PIX 8.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-1156 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1156
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47643
X-Force: 49720
SecurityFocus: 34429 - Cisco PIX and ASA Multiple Denial of Service, ACL Bypass, and Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34607
OSVDB: 53442 - Cisco PIX / ASA HTTP Packet Handling Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1022015
Vulnerability Center: 21510 - [cisco-sa-20090408-asa] Cisco PIX and ASA Remote DoS Vulnerability via Crafted SSL or HTTP Packets, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-0981

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/01/2019 07:27
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (73), 09/01/2019 07:27 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:578:103

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