Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) HTTP request denial of service
| cisco-fwsm-http-request-dos (37251) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of malformed HTTP requests. If the HTTPS server is enabled, a remote attacker could send specially-crafted HTTP requests to cause the device to reload, resulting in a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.1 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.3 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to cisco-sa-20071017-fwsm for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- cisco-sa-20071017-fwsm: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Firewall Services Module.
- BID-26109: Cisco Firewall Services Module Multiple DoS and ACL Corruption Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-5570: Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.2(1), and 3.1(5) and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted HTTPS request, aka CSCsi77844.
- SA27236: Cisco FWSM HTTPS/MGCP Packet Processing Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1018825: Cisco Firewall Service Module HTTPS and MGCP Processing Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3530: Cisco Firewall Services Module Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco Firewall Services Module 3.1(5)
- Cisco Firewall Services Module 3.2(1)
Reported:
Oct 17, 2007
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