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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Cisco IOS 15.3S. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Q931 SETUP Message Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-0731. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco IOS 15.3S (Router Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Q931 SETUP Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
The ISDN implementation in Cisco IOS 15.3S allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via malformed Q931 SETUP messages, aka Bug ID CSCut37890.
The weakness was disclosed 05/16/2015 with Cisco as CSCut37890 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-0731 since 01/07/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (103160), SecurityFocus (BID 74662†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032337†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50169†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
01/07/2015 🔍05/14/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: CSCut37890
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2015-0731 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0731
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75412
X-Force: 103160 - Cisco IOS ISDN denial of service
SecurityFocus: 74662 - Cisco IOS ISDN Q931 SETUP Message Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032337 - Cisco IOS Voice Gateway ISDN Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 50169 - Cisco IOS 15.3S and 15.3(3)S1 Remote DoS via Malformed Q931 SETUP Messages, Medium
Entry
Created: 05/17/2015 09:52Updated: 06/28/2017 09:01
Changes: 05/17/2015 09:52 (67), 06/28/2017 09:01 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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