Cisco IOS With OSPF, MPLS VPN, Sup32, Sup720 or RSP720 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Info

Cisco IOS With OSPF, MPLS VPN, Sup32, Sup720 or RSP720 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 28463
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2008-0537
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 26 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 26 2008 09:09PM
Credit: The vendor disclosed this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Cisco ME6524 0
Cisco IOS 12.2ZU
Cisco IOS 12.2SXE
Cisco IOS 12.2SXD
Cisco IOS 12.2SXB
Cisco IOS 12.2SXA
Cisco IOS 12.2SRA
Cisco IOS 12.2IXE
Cisco IOS 12.2IXD
Cisco IOS 12.2IXC
Cisco IOS 12.2IXB
Cisco IOS 12.2IXA
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Sup720-3BXL
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Sup720-3B
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Sup720
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Sup32
Cisco 7600 Sup720-3BXL
Cisco 7600 Sup720-3B
Cisco 7600 Sup720
Cisco 7600 Sup32
Cisco 7600 RSP720-3CXL
Cisco 7600 RSP720-3C
Cisco 7600 RSP720
Not Vulnerable: Cisco IOS 12.2SXH
Cisco IOS 12.2SXF
Cisco IOS 12.2IXF
Cisco IOS 12.2(33)SXH2
Cisco IOS 12.2(33)SRA7
Cisco IOS 12.2(33)SRA4
Cisco IOS 12.2(18)SXF13

Discussion

Cisco IOS With OSPF, MPLS VPN, Sup32, Sup720 or RSP720 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Multiple Cisco products running Cisco IOS (Internetwork Operating System) with OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) or MPLS VPN (Multi Protocol Label Switching Virtual Private Networking) are prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability caused by a blocked queue, a memory leak, or a restart of the device.

An attacker can exploit this issue to prevent any traffic from entering affected devices, causing denial-of-service conditions for legitimate users.

The following devices are affected:

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series devices with the Sup32, Sup720, Sup720-3B, or Sup720-3BXL
Cisco 7600 Series devices with the Sup32, Sup720, Sup720-3B, or Sup720-3BXL
Cisco 7600 Series devices with the RSP720, RSP720-3C, or RSP720-3CXL
Cisco ME 6524 Ethernet Switch

Some Cisco IOS branches based on 12.2 are vulnerable only when combined with hardware based on specific Catalyst Supervisor Engines (Sup32, Sup720, or RSP720) and configured with MPLS VPN and OSPF sham-link.

NOTE: OSPF and MPLS VPN are not enabled by default.

Exploit / POC

Cisco IOS With OSPF, MPLS VPN, Sup32, Sup720 or RSP720 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Cisco IOS With OSPF, MPLS VPN, Sup32, Sup720 or RSP720 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released updates. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

References

Cisco IOS With OSPF, MPLS VPN, Sup32, Sup720 or RSP720 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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