Cisco IOS IPSec Packet DoS (CSCui79745)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 76970

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Synopsis

The remote device is running a vulnerable IOS version.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the remote IOS device is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

A denial of service flaw exists within IPSec packet handling. An authenticated attacker, using a malformed IPSec packet, could cause the device to reboot.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCui79745.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 76970

File Name: cisco-sn-CSCui79745-ios.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 8/1/2014

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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: 6/25/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3299

BID: 68177

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCui79745

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