Cisco IOS Software Zone-Based Firewall and Content Filtering Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20130925-cce)

high Nessus Plugin ID 70314

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

A vulnerability in the Zone-Based Firewall (ZBFW) component of Cisco IOS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to hang or reload. The vulnerability is due to improper processing of specific HTTP packets when the device is configured for either Cisco IOS Content Filtering or HTTP application layer gateway (ALG) inspection. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specific HTTP packets through an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause an affected device to hang or reload. Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that mitigate this vulnerability are not available.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20130925-cce.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 70314

File Name: cisco-sa-20130925-cce.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 10/7/2013

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-5476

BID: 62642

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20130925-cce

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCtx56174

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