Cisco IOS XE up to 3.6 IPv6 Mutlicast Traffic denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS XE up to 3.6. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component IPv6 Mutlicast Traffic Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1164. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS XE up to 3.6 (Router Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component IPv6 Mutlicast Traffic Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Cisco IOS XE 3.4 before 3.4.4S, 3.5, and 3.6 on 1000 series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR) does not properly implement the Cisco Multicast Leaf Recycle Elimination (MLRE) feature, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (card reload) via fragmented IPv6 multicast packets, aka Bug ID CSCtz97563.

The weakness was shared 04/10/2013 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20130410-asr1000 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-1164 since 01/11/2013. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67218 (Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE Software for 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (cisco-sa-20130410-asr1000)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO.

Upgrading to version 3.4.4S eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at tools.cisco.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (83367), Tenable (67218), SecurityFocus (BID 59003†), OSVDB (92204†) and Secunia (SA53011†). The entries VDB-8223, VDB-8225, VDB-8226 and VDB-8227 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 67218
Nessus Name: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE Software for 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (cisco-sa-20130410-asr1000)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IOS XE 3.4.4S

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20130410-asr1000
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1164 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1164
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8224

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X-Force: 83367
SecurityFocus: 59003 - Cisco IOS XE IPv6 Multicast And IPv6 MVPN Traffic Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 53011 - Cisco IOS XE 1000 Series ASR Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 92204
SecurityTracker: 1028418 - Cisco IOS XE for 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 39088 - [cisco-sa-20130410-asr1000] Cisco IOS XE 3.x MLRE Feature Allows Remote DoS via Crafted IPv6 Packets, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 04/11/2013 11:41
Updated: 05/08/2021 08:12
Changes: 04/11/2013 11:41 (81), 04/27/2017 08:27 (6), 05/08/2021 08:12 (3)
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