Cisco Service Control Engine (SCE) SSH login denial of service
| cisco-sce-sshlogin-dos (42565) |  Low Risk |
Description:
The Cisco Service Control Engine (SCE) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified error during aggressive SSH login activity. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unknown attack vectors to cause instability or cause the device to reload.
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco, Service Control Engine 3.1.6
- Icon-Labs, Iconfidant SSH 2.3.7
Remedy:
Refer to cisco-sa-20080521-sce for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- cisco-sa-20080521-sce, Cisco Service Control Engine Denial of Service Vulnerabilities at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20080521-sce.shtml .
- BID-29316: Cisco Service Control Engine SSH Server Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- BID-29609: Icon Labs Iconfidant SSH Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-0534: The SSH server in (1) Cisco Service Control Engine (SCE) before 3.1.6, and (2) Icon Labs Iconfidant SSH before 2.3.8, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart or daemon outage) via a high rate of login attempts, aka Bug ID CSCsi68582.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1604: Cisco Service Control Engine Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1774: Icon Labs Iconfidant SSH Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- SA30316: Cisco Service Control Engine SSH Server Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- SA30590: Iconfidant SSH Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1020074: Cisco Service Control Engine SSH Server Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
- US-CERT VU#626979: Icon Labs SSH server vulnerabilities
Reported:
May 21, 2008
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