Cisco IOS up to 12.2 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS up to 12.2. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4618. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco IOS up to 12.2 (Router Operating System). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The SIP ALG feature in the NAT implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2, 12.4, and 15.0 through 15.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via transit IP packets, aka Bug ID CSCtn76183.

The weakness was published 09/26/2012 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-4618 since 08/24/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/14/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62375 (Cisco IOS Software Network Address Translation Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20120926-nat)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43283 (Cisco IOS Software Network Address Translation Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20120926-nat)).

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 (78878), Tenable (62375), SecurityFocus (BID 55693†), SecurityTracker (ID 1027579†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36255†). Similar entry is available at VDB-6568. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 62375
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS Software Network Address Translation Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20120926-nat)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-4618 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4618
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62460
X-Force: 78878
SecurityFocus: 55693 - Cisco IOS NAT Functionality CVE-2012-4618 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1027579 - Cisco IOS NAT Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 36255 - [cisco-sa-20120926-nat] Cisco IOS SIP ALG Feature in the NAT Implementation Allows Remote DoS, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/14/2021 12:15
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (58), 04/17/2017 11:26 (14), 12/14/2021 12:15 (3)
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