Cisco Firewall Services Module ACL security bypass
| cisco-fwsm-acl-security-bypass (32521) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) could allow a remote attacker to bypass security caused by a corruption error in the Access Control List (ACL). When ACL's that use object groups are manipulated, access control entries (ACEs) in the ACL could be evaluated out of order or not evaluated. An authenticated attacker with administrator privileges could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions.
Note: NAT (policy NAT and NAT exemption), AAA (auth-proxy), access controls for the device (SSH, Telnet, HTTP, and ICMP) could also be affected by this vulnerability.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.4 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 1.8 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Refer to cisco-sa-20070214-fwsm for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- cisco-sa-20070214-fwsm: Cisco Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Firewall Services Module.
- BID-22561: Cisco Multiple Products Multiple Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-0968: Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) before 2.3(4.7) and 3.x before 3.1(3.1) causes the access control entries (ACE) in an ACL to be improperly evaluated, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended certain ACL protections.
- SA24172: Cisco Firewall Services Module Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017650: Cisco Firewall Service Module Lets Remote Users Deny Service and Potentially Bypass Intended ACLs
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0609: Cisco Firewall Services Module Denial of Service and ACL Corruption Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco Firewall Services Module 2.3
- Cisco Firewall Services Module 3.1
Reported:
Feb 14, 2007
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