Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS 5.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS 5.2. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-1340. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS 5.2 (Router Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) implementation in Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.2 and 5.2 on MDS 9000 series switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (module reload) via a crafted FCIP header, aka Bug ID CSCtn93151.

The weakness was presented 08/06/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1340 since 02/27/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityTracker (ID 1027348†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

02/27/2012 🔍
08/06/2012 +161 days 🔍
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08/07/2012 +1 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +958 days 🔍
01/16/2018 +1030 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1340 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1340
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61483
SecurityTracker: 1027348

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/16/2018 08:31
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (45), 01/16/2018 08:31 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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