Cisco IOS 15.1/15.2 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco IOS 15.1/15.2. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1324. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco IOS 15.1/15.2 (Router Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in the Zone-Based Firewall in Cisco IOS 15.1 and 15.2, when IPS policies are configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) by sending IPv6 packets, aka Bug ID CSCtk53534.

The weakness was published 05/03/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-1324 since 02/27/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 12/01/2021).

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

Similar entry is available at VDB-61494. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Router Operating System

Vendor

Cisco

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Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/27/2012 🔍
05/03/2012 +66 days 🔍
05/03/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1054 days 🔍
12/01/2021 +2445 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-1324 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1324
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60705
X-Force: 75414

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/01/2021 16:39
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (46), 02/17/2019 10:34 (2), 12/01/2021 16:30 (3), 12/01/2021 16:39 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:FBC:103

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