Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators malformed ISAKMP packet denial of service

cisco-vpn-isakmp-dos (10028) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators are vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability regarding the handling of ISAKMP packets. A remote attacker could send overly large or malformed ISAKMP packets to an affected concentrator to cause the concentrator to reload.

Platforms Affected:

  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 2.0
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 2.5.2.A
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 2.5.2.B
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 2.5.2.C
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 2.5.2.D
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 2.5.2.F
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.0
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.0(Rel)
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.0.3.A
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.0.3.B
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.0.4
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.1
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.1(Rel)
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.1.1
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.1.2
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.1.4
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.5(Rel)
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.5.1
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.5.2
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.5.3
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.5.4
  • Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.6(Rel)
  • Cisco, VPN 3002 Hardware Client

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest software version for your device (3.6.1 or later) or (3.5.5 or later), as listed in Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Multiple Vulnerabilities. See References.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Reported:

Sep 03, 2002

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