Cisco Firewall Services Module prior 2.1 %280.208%29 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco Firewall Services Module. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Firewall Services Module. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0638. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cisco Firewall Services Module (Firewall Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Firewall Services Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 2.x, 3.1 before 3.1(16), 3.2 before 3.2(13), and 4.0 before 4.0(6) for Cisco Catalyst 6500 switches and Cisco 7600 routers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic-handling outage) via a series of malformed ICMP messages.

The weakness was disclosed 08/21/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0638. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69923 (Firewall Services Module Crafted ICMP Message (cisco-sa-20090819-fwsm)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO.

Upgrading to version 2.1 %280.208%29 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52591), Tenable (69923), SecurityFocus (BID 36085†), SecurityTracker (ID 1022747†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23303†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 69923
Nessus Name: Firewall Services Module Crafted ICMP Message (cisco-sa-20090819-fwsm)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firewall Services Module 2.1 %280.208%29

Timelineinfo

02/18/2009 🔍
08/19/2009 +182 days 🔍
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08/21/2009 +2 days 🔍
08/21/2009 +0 days 🔍
08/26/2009 +5 days 🔍
09/17/2013 +1483 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +547 days 🔍
11/29/2024 +3544 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0638 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0638
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49547

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X-Force: 52591
SecurityFocus: 36085 - Cisco Firewall Services Module ICMP Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1022747
Vulnerability Center: 23303 - [cisco-sa-20090819-fwsm] Cisco Firewall Services Module(FWSM) Crafted ICMP Packets DoS Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 11/29/2024 10:52
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (58), 02/13/2017 10:26 (9), 08/20/2021 12:13 (3), 08/20/2021 12:20 (1), 11/29/2024 10:52 (17)
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