Cisco IOS 12.4/15.0 Installation input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco IOS 12.4/15.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Installation. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-2586. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco IOS 12.4/15.0 (Router Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The HTTP client in Cisco IOS 12.4 and 15.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a malformed HTTP response to a request for service installation, aka Bug ID CSCts12249.

The weakness was released 05/02/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-2586 since 06/27/2011. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/17/2019).

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 vulnerability database at SecurityTracker (ID 1027005†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-60681, VDB-60679, VDB-60678 and VDB-60674. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Timelineinfo

06/27/2011 🔍
05/02/2012 +310 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1055 days 🔍
02/17/2019 +1427 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-2586 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2586
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60661
SecurityTracker: 1027005

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 02/17/2019 10:34
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (47), 02/17/2019 10:34 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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