Cisco IOS up to 15.4 MACE race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco IOS up to 15.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component MACE. Performing a manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-0608. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cisco IOS up to 15.4 (Router Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component MACE. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was published 02/10/2015 as CSCul48736 as confirmed security notice (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-0608 since 01/07/2015. The exploitability is told to be difficult. 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 commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43472 (Cisco IOS Measurement, Aggregation, and Correlation Engine Denial of Service Vulnerability (Cisco-SA-20150211-CVE-2015-0608)).

Upgrading to version 15.4(2)T3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100808), SecurityFocus (BID 72566†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031731†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48626†). Similar entry is available at VDB-69106. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IOS 15.4(2)T3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCul48736
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0608 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0608
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69105
X-Force: 100808 - Cisco IOS MACE denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72566 - Cisco IOS Software CVE-2015-0608 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031731 - Cisco IOS Measurement, Aggregation, and Correlation Engine Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 48626 - Cisco IOS Remote DoS due to Race Condition in MACE - CVE-2015-0608, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2015 09:27
Updated: 12/02/2024 09:54
Changes: 02/11/2015 09:27 (69), 06/20/2017 08:28 (3), 03/09/2022 04:35 (3), 12/02/2024 09:54 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:46C:103

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