Cisco OSM Line Cards Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	6358
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 11 2002 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 11 2002 12:00AM
Credit:	This vulnerability was reported in a Cisco security advisory.
Vulnerable:	Cisco IOS 12.1(9)E Cisco IOS 12.1(8)E Cisco IOS 12.1(13.4)E Cisco IOS 12.1(12)E Cisco IOS 12.1(11)E Cisco IOS 12.1(10)E Cisco Catalyst 6500 Cisco 7600
Not Vulnerable:

Cisco OSM Line Cards Denial Of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been discovered in OSM Line Cards when installed in various Cisco devices. Cisco has reported that a denial of service may occur when processing an irregularly constructed network packet. Exploitation of this issue will cause the Cisco device to no longer forward legitimate packets.

Precise technical details regarding this vulnerability are not yet known. This BID will be updated as further information becomes available.

Cisco OSM Line Cards Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Cisco OSM Line Cards Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Cisco has released an advisory containing fix information. Further details can be obtained from the referenced advisory.

Cisco OSM Line Cards Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Cisco Security Advisory: OSM Line Card Header Corruption Vulnerability (Cisco)