Cisco IOS up to 15.4 MACE race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cisco IOS up to 15.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component MACE. Executing a manipulation can lead to race condition. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-0609. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco IOS up to 15.4 (Router Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component MACE. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was released 02/10/2015 as CSCuj96752 as confirmed security notice (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-0609 since 01/07/2015. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100809), SecurityFocus (BID 72564†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031731†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48624†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-69105. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Remote: Yes

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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: CSCuj96752
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0609 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0609
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69106
X-Force: 100809 - Cisco IOS MACE denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72564 - Cisco IOS Software CVE-2015-0609 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031731 - Cisco IOS Measurement, Aggregation, and Correlation Engine Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 48624 - Cisco IOS Remote DoS due to Race Condition in MACE, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2015 09:28
Updated: 03/09/2022 04:50
Changes: 02/11/2015 09:28 (69), 06/20/2017 08:27 (3), 03/09/2022 04:50 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:C23:103

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