VDB-83640 · XFDB 25077 · BID 15525

Cisco PIX Embryonic State Machine denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco PIX and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Embryonic State Machine. The manipulation results in denial of service. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cisco PIX (Firewall Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component Embryonic State Machine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was published 03/07/2006 by Konstantin V. Gavrilenko (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25077), SecurityFocus (BID 15525†), OSVDB (24140†) and Secunia (SA17670†). Similar entry is available at VDB-27051. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/22/2005 🔍
11/23/2005 +1 days 🔍
03/07/2006 +104 days 🔍
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03/12/2006 +5 days 🔍
05/06/2016 +3707 days 🔍
11/17/2018 +925 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Konstantin V. Gavrilenko
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-83640
X-Force: 25077
SecurityFocus: 15525 - Cisco PIX TCP SYN Packet Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 17670 - Cisco PIX Spoofed TCP SYN Packets Denial of Service, Not Critical
OSVDB: 24140 - Cisco PIX Embryonic State Machine Crafted SYN Packet DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2016 08:28
Updated: 11/17/2018 11:48
Changes: 05/06/2016 08:28 (53), 11/17/2018 11:48 (5)
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