Cisco IOS Software Traffic Optimization Features Multiple DoS

high Nessus Plugin ID 58567

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Cisco IOS installed on the remote device is affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities due to message parsing flaws related to the Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Express feature and the Measurement, Aggregation, and Correlation Engine (MACE) feature. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit these flaws, via crafted requests, to cause a device reload or consumption of memory, resulting in a denial of service condition.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20120328-mace.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ec691d50

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 58567

File Name: cisco-sa-20120328-mace.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 4/2/2012

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

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: 3/28/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/28/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1312, CVE-2012-1314

BID: 52751