Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) control plane Application Inspection denial of service
| cisco-fwsm-control-plane-dos (39135) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM), which is included in Cisco Catalyst 6500 switches and Cisco 7600 Series routers, is vulnerable to a denial of service caused by improper processing of data in the control-plane path with Layer 7 Application Inspections. A remote attacker could send a series of malformed packets to the affected network to cause the Firewall Services Module to reload.
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco, 7600 Router
- Cisco, Catalyst 6500
- Cisco, Firewall Services Module 3.2(3)
Remedy:
Refer to cisco-sa-20071219-fwsm for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- cisco-sa-20071219-fwsm, Application Inspection Vulnerability in Cisco Firewall Services Module at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20071219-fwsm.shtml.
- BID-26941: Cisco Application Inspection in Firewall Services Module Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5584: Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.2(3) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted data in the control-plane path with Layer 7 Application Inspections.
- SA28175: Cisco Firewall Services Module Denial of Service Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1019120: Cisco Firewall Service Module Application Inspection Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-4270: Cisco Firewall Services Module Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Reported:
Dec 19, 2007
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