Cisco IOS IPsec Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Malformed Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:38932

Info

Cisco IOS IPsec Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Malformed Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 38932
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2010-0578
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 24 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 24 2010 12:00AM
Credit: Cisco
Vulnerable: Cisco IOS 12.4XT
Cisco IOS 12.4XP
Cisco IOS 12.4XJ
Cisco IOS 12.4XE
Cisco IOS 12.4XD
Cisco IOS 12.4XC
Cisco IOS 12.4XB
Cisco IOS 12.4T
Cisco IOS 12.4
Cisco IOS 12.3ZA
Cisco IOS 12.3YZ
Cisco IOS 12.3YX
Cisco IOS 12.3YU
Cisco IOS 12.3YS
Cisco IOS 12.3YQ
Cisco IOS 12.3YK
Cisco IOS 12.3YG
Cisco IOS 12.3YF
Cisco IOS 12.3XX
Cisco IOS 12.3XW
Cisco IOS 12.3XU
Cisco IOS 12.3XR
Cisco IOS 12.3XJ
Cisco IOS 12.3XE
Cisco IOS 12.3TPC
Cisco IOS 12.3T
Cisco IOS 12.3JK
Cisco IOS 12.2XNF
Cisco IOS 12.2XNE
Cisco IOS 12.2XND
Cisco IOS 12.2XNC
Cisco IOS 12.2XNB
Cisco IOS 12.2XNA
Cisco IOS 12.2SRA
Cisco IOS 12.2SCB
Cisco IOS 12.2SCA
Cisco IOS 12.2SB
Not Vulnerable: Cisco IOS 15.0M
Cisco IOS 15.0(1)M2
Cisco IOS 15.0(1)M1
Cisco IOS 12.4XN
Cisco IOS 12.4(25b)
Cisco IOS 12.4(15)T
Cisco IOS 12.4(11)XJ4
Cisco IOS 12.3(8)JK1
Cisco IOS 12.3(4)TPC11a
Cisco IOS 12.3(2)JK3
Cisco IOS 12.3(11)YZ1
Cisco IOS 12.3(11)YK1
Cisco IOS 12.2(33)SRA6
Cisco IOS 12.2(33)SCC1
Cisco IOS 12.2(33)SCB6
Cisco IOS 12.2(33)SB5
Cisco IOS 12.2(31)SB18

Discussion

Cisco IOS IPsec Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Malformed Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco IOS is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause an affected device to reload, denying service to legitimate users.

This issue is tracked by Cisco Bug ID CSCtb13491.

This issue affects Cisco IOS running on Cisco 7200 Series and Cisco 7301 Series routers where a VPN Acceleration Module 2+ (VAM2+) is installed.
http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&bugId=CSCsq24002

Exploit / POC

Cisco IOS IPsec Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Malformed Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, attackers can use readily available network utilities.

References

Cisco IOS IPsec Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Malformed Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability

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