Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) HTTP request denial of service

cisco-fwsm-http-request-dos (37251) The risk level is classified as LowLow 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.

Platforms Affected:

  • Cisco, Firewall Services Module 3.1(5)
  • Cisco, Firewall Services Module 3.2(1)

Remedy:

Refer to cisco-sa-20071017-fwsm for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

  • cisco-sa-20071017-fwsm, Multiple Vulnerabilities in Firewall Services Module at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20071017-fwsm.shtml.
  • 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

Reported:

Oct 17, 2007

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