Cisco IOS Software Internet Group Management Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20100922-igmp)

high Nessus Plugin ID 17783

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Synopsis

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

Description

A vulnerability in the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) version 3 implementation of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a reload of an affected device. Repeated attempts to exploit this vulnerability could result in a sustained denial of service (DoS) condition. Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20100922-igmp.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 17783

File Name: cisco-sa-20100922-igmp.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 1/10/2012

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/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: 9/21/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/22/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2830

BID: 43396

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20100922-igmp

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCte14603

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