Cisco IOS Software Multiple mDNS Gateway DoS Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20140924-mdns)

high Nessus Plugin ID 78031

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Synopsis

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

Description

According to its self-reported version, the version of Cisco IOS running on the remote host is affected by two unspecified denial of service vulnerabilities in the multicast DNS (mDNS) implementation. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted mDNS packet to cause the device to reload.

Note that mDNS is enabled by default if the fix for bug CSCum51028 has not been applied.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20140924-mdns.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 78031

File Name: cisco-sa-20140924-mdns.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 10/2/2014

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: 9/24/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/24/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3357, CVE-2014-3358

BID: 70132, 70139

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20140924-mdns

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCuj58950, CSCul90866

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