Cisco ASA 9.1(5) DHCPv6 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco ASA 9.1(5). This affects an unknown function of the component DHCPv6 Handler. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-0578. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco ASA 9.1(5) (Firewall Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component DHCPv6 Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, when a DHCPv6 relay is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted DHCP packets on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCur45455.

The weakness was published 01/15/2015 with Cisco as CSCur45455 as confirmed security notice (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0578 since 01/07/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86675 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43042 (Cisco ASA Software DHCPv6 Relay Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20150115-asa-dhcp)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100549), Tenable (86675), SecurityFocus (BID 72718†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031542†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48072†). tools.cisco.com is providing further details. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 86675
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OpenVAS ID: 800316
OpenVAS Name: Cisco ASA Software DHCPv6 Relay Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCur45455
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68615
X-Force: 100549 - Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance DHCP relay function denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72718 - Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software CVE-2015-0578 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031542 - Cisco ASA DHCPv6 Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 48072 - Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 9.1(5) Remote DoS via Crafted DHCP Packets, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2015 11:59
Updated: 12/02/2024 10:25
Changes: 01/15/2015 11:59 (68), 06/18/2017 09:06 (10), 03/02/2022 13:45 (3), 12/02/2024 10:25 (16)
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