Cisco IOS/IOS XE DHCPv6 Solicit Message IA_NA resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco IOS and IOS XE. This affects an unknown function of the component DHCPv6 Solicit Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument IA_NA results in resource management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-0708. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS and IOS XE (Router Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component DHCPv6 Solicit Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument IA_NA 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. CVE summarizes:

Cisco IOS 15.4S, 15.4SN, and 15.5S and IOS XE 3.13S and 3.14S allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) by including an IA_NA option in a DHCPv6 Solicit message on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCur29956.

The weakness was presented 04/29/2015 with Cisco as CSCur29956 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-0708 since 01/07/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83734 , 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 43465 (Cisco IOS Software DHCPv6 Sequence Denial of Service Vulnerability (Cisco-SA-20150428-CVE-2015-0708)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (102649), Tenable (83734), SecurityFocus (BID 74382†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032210†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49921†). See VDB-75139 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Cisco IOS 15.4S/15.4SN/15.5S
  • Cisco IOS XE 3.13S/3.14S

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 83734
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCur29956
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0708 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0708
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75138
X-Force: 102649 - Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE DHCPv6 denial of service
SecurityFocus: 74382 - Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software CVE-2015-0708 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032210 - Cisco IOS/IOS-XE DHCPv6 SOLICIT Message Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 49921 - Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Remote DoS via Crafted DHCPv6 Packets - CVE-2015-0708, Medium

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

Created: 04/29/2015 10:16
Updated: 12/02/2024 04:22
Changes: 04/29/2015 10:16 (73), 06/27/2017 09:01 (3), 05/09/2022 21:29 (3), 12/02/2024 04:22 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:AD3:103

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