Cisco IOS 15.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco IOS 15.2 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-3915. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco IOS 15.2 (Router Operating System). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The DMVPN tunnel implementation in Cisco IOS 15.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent IKE state) via a large volume of hub-to-spoke traffic, aka Bug ID CSCtq39602.

The weakness was shared 09/16/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3915 since 07/10/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 $25k-$100k 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 (78809) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36384†). The entries VDB-60673 and VDB-62286 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/10/2012 🔍
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09/16/2012 +68 days 🔍
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10/07/2012 +21 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +898 days 🔍
04/17/2017 +755 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2012-3915 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3915
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62289
X-Force: 78809
Vulnerability Center: 36384 - Cisco IOS 15.2 DMVPN Tunnel Implementation Allows Remote DoS via a Large hub-to-spoke Volume, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 04/17/2017 12:34
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (46), 04/17/2017 12:34 (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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