Cisco IOS Software Wide Area Application Services Express DoS

high Nessus Plugin ID 93562

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Cisco IOS running on the remote device is affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Express feature due to improper validation of TCP segments. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a crafted TCP segment, to cause the device to reload, resulting in a denial of service condition.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCuq59708.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 93562

File Name: cisco-sa-20160323-l4f.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 9/16/2016

Updated: 12/1/2020

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-1347

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC: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: 3/23/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1347

BID: 85306

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20160323-l4f

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCuq59708

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