Cisco IOS 12.4xg resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco IOS 12.4xg. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-2836. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS 12.4xg (Router Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Memory leak in the SSL VPN feature in Cisco IOS 12.4, 15.0, and 15.1, when HTTP port redirection is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by improperly disconnecting SSL sessions, leading to connections that remain in the CLOSE-WAIT state, aka Bug ID CSCtg21685.

The weakness was shared 09/23/2010 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-2836. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17785 (Cisco IOS SSL VPN Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20100922-sslvpn)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43193 (Cisco IOS SSL VPN Memory Leak Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20100922-sslvpn)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (17785), SecurityFocus (BID 43390†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27268†). The entries VDB-54823, VDB-54822, VDB-54821 and VDB-54820 are related to this item. 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: 17785
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS SSL VPN Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20100922-sslvpn)
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09/22/2010 +61 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1164 days 🔍
09/25/2021 +2382 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-2836 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2836
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54824
SecurityFocus: 43390 - Cisco IOS SSL VPN HTTP Redirect Memory Leak Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 27268 - [cisco-sa-20100922-sslvpn] Cisco IOS SSL VPN with HTTP Port Redirection Enabled Allows Remote DoS, Medium

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Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/25/2021 13:29
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (55), 03/06/2017 11:02 (10), 09/25/2021 13:23 (3), 09/25/2021 13:29 (1)
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