Cisco IOS denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco IOS. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-4291. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco IOS (Router Operating System) (version now known). This affects some unknown processing. 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 disclosed 08/08/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-4291 since 08/09/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49007 (Voice Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS and Cisco Unified Communications Manager - Cisco Systems), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43131 (Cisco IOS and Unified Communications Manager Multiple Voice Vulnerabilities (cisco-sr-20070808-mp)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35890), Tenable (49007), SecurityFocus (BID 25239†), OSVDB (36673†) and Secunia (SA26363†). The entries VDB-3236, VDB-38278, VDB-38277 and VDB-38276 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 49007
Nessus Name: Voice Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS and Cisco Unified Communications Manager - Cisco Systems
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-4291 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4291
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-85707

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X-Force: 35890
SecurityFocus: 25239 - Cisco IOS and Unified Communications Manager Multiple Voice Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26363 - Cisco IOS Voice Service Multiple Protocol Handling Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 36673 - Cisco IOS Malformed SIP Packet Remote DoS (CSCse68355)
SecurityTracker: 1018533
Vupen: ADV-2007-2816

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 22:01
Updated: 08/11/2022 10:52
Changes: 05/08/2016 22:01 (59), 01/07/2019 13:10 (15), 08/11/2022 10:52 (3)
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