Cisco IOS Software Crafted TCP Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20100324-tcp)

high Nessus Plugin ID 49055

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Synopsis

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

Description

Cisco IOS Software is affected by a denial of service vulnerability that may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause an affected device to reload or hang. The vulnerability may be triggered by a TCP segment containing crafted TCP options that is received during the TCP session establishment phase. In addition to specific, crafted TCP options, the device must have a special configuration to be affected by this vulnerability. Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20100324-tcp.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 49055

File Name: cisco-sa-20100324-tcphttp.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: combined

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: 7.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/21/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/24/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0577

BID: 38930

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20100324-tcp

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCsz75186

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