Cisco IOS 12.2 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cisco IOS 12.2. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3079. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco IOS 12.2 (Router Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco IOS 12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by establishing many IPv6 neighbors, aka Bug ID CSCtn78957.

The weakness was released 09/16/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-3079 since 05/30/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/17/2017).

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 X-Force (78921) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36294†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-62285. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/30/2012 🔍
09/16/2012 +109 days 🔍
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09/30/2012 +14 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +905 days 🔍
04/17/2017 +755 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3079 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3079
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62281
X-Force: 78921
Vulnerability Center: 36294 - Cisco IOS 12.2 Remote DoS Vulnerability by Multi IPv6 Neighbors - CVE-2012-3079, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 04/17/2017 11:41
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (46), 04/17/2017 11:41 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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