DLSw Vulnerability - Cisco Systems

high Nessus Plugin ID 48994

Language:

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

A vulnerability exists in the Data-link Switching (DLSw) feature in Cisco IOS where an invalid value in a DLSw message could result in a reload of the DLSw device. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that an attacker be able to establish a DLSw connection to the device.
There are workarounds available for this vulnerability, as detailed in the Workarounds section below.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20070110-dlsw.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?855cba63

http://www.nessus.org/u?7077396d

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 48994

File Name: cisco-sa-20070110-dlswhttp.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 9/1/2010

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/10/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0199

BID: 21990

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20070110-dlsw

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCsf28840