Cisco IOS XR LISP TCP Session resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS XR. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component LISP TCP Session Handler. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-8004. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco IOS XR (Router Operating System) (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component LISP TCP Session Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco IOS XR allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (LISP process reload) by establishing many LISP TCP sessions, aka Bug ID CSCuq90378.

The weakness was presented 11/24/2014 with Cisco as CSCuq90378 as confirmed security notice (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The security notice contains:

This bug contains proprietary information and is not yet publicly available.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8004 since 10/08/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 databases at X-Force (98923), SecurityFocus (BID 71261†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031258†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47280†). See VDB-68287 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Unproven

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10/08/2014 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCuq90378
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-8004 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8004
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68283
X-Force: 98923 - Cisco IOS XR LISP code denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 71261 - Cisco IOS XR Software LISP TCP Session Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031258 - Cisco IOS XR LISP TCP Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 47280 - Cisco IOS XR Remote DoS due to Improper Processing of LISP TCP Sessions, Medium

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

Created: 11/25/2014 09:45
Updated: 06/13/2017 08:32
Changes: 11/25/2014 09:45 (69), 06/13/2017 08:32 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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