Cisco Content Switching Modules TCP packets denial of service
| cisco-content-switching-tcp-dos (36450) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Cisco Content Switching Modules (CSM) and Cisco Content Switching Module with SSL (CSM-S) are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of TCP packets. By sending specially-crafted TCP packets out of order, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.8 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to cisco-sa-20070905-csm for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- cisco-sa-20070905-csm: Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in Content Switching Module.
- BID-25547: Cisco Content Switching Modules Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4788: Cisco Content Switching Modules (CSM) 4.2 before 4.2.3a, and Cisco Content Switching Module with SSL (CSM-S) 2.1 before 2.1.2a, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or reboot) via sets of out-of-order TCP packets with unspecified characteristics, aka CSCsd27478.
- SA26724: Cisco Catalyst Content Switching Modules Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018654: Cisco Content Switching Module TCP Packet and Service Termination Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3062: Cisco Content Switching Module Multiple Remote Denial of Serice Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco Content Switching Module 4.2
- Cisco Content Switching Module with SSL 2.1
Reported:
Sep 05, 2007
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