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Cisco IOS XE Software HTTP Server DoS (cisco-sa-20190925-httpserv-dos)
high Nessus Plugin ID 129591
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS XE Software is affected by a vulnerability in the HTTP server code.This is due to a logical error in the HTTP server logging mechanism. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by generating a large amount of long-lived connections to the HTTP service on the device, causing the HTTP server to crash.
Please see the included Cisco BID and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvn75597See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 129591
File Name: cisco-sa-20190925-httpserv-dos.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 10/7/2019
Updated: 5/3/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-12659
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS-XE/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-12659