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Multiple Vulnerabilities Found by PROTOS IPSec Test Suite - Cisco Systems

high Nessus Plugin ID 48990

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Synopsis

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

Description

Multiple Cisco products contain vulnerabilities in the processing of IPSec IKE (Internet Key Exchange) messages. These vulnerabilities were identified by the University of Oulu Secure Programming Group (OUSPG) "PROTOS" Test Suite for IPSec and can be repeatedly exploited to produce a denial of service.
Cisco has made free software available to address this vulnerability for affected customers. Prior to deploying software, customers should consult their maintenance provider or check the software for feature set compatibility and known issues specific to their environment.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20051114-ipsec.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a47af26c

http://www.nessus.org/u?da9fcb25

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 48990

File Name: cisco-sa-20051114-ipsec.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 9/1/2010

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: 11/14/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/14/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3669

BID: 15401