Cisco IOS/IOS XE Metadata Flow memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Cisco IOS and IOS XE. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Metadata Flow Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-3355. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS and IOS XE (Router Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Metadata Flow Handler. 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 weakness was disclosed 09/24/2014 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20140924-metadata as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-3355 since 05/07/2014. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78032 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is . The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43416 (Cisco IOS Software Metadata Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20140924-metadata)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (96175), Tenable (78032), SecurityFocus (BID 70130†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030894†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46261†). The entry VDB-67688 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 78032
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20140924-metadata
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-3355 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3355
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67687

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X-Force: 96175 - Cisco IOS metadata flow feature denial of service, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 70130 - Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software CVE-2014-3355 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030894 - Cisco IOS RSVP Flow Metadata Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 46261 - [cisco-sa-20140924-metadata] Cisco IOS and IOS-XE Remote DoS via Malformed RSVP Packets - CVE-2014-3355, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2014 11:51
Updated: 02/21/2022 00:59
Changes: 09/25/2014 11:51 (76), 06/07/2017 09:06 (4), 02/21/2022 00:49 (3), 02/21/2022 00:59 (1)
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