Cisco IOS Software Multiple Features IP Sockets Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 49030

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Synopsis

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

Description

A vulnerability in the handling of IP sockets can cause devices to be vulnerable to a denial of service attack when any of several features of Cisco IOS Software are enabled. A sequence of specially crafted TCP/IP packets could cause any of the following results:
Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability.
Several mitigation strategies are outlined in the "Workarounds" section of this advisory.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20090325-ip.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 49030

File Name: cisco-sa-20090325-iphttp.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 9/1/2010

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Access complexity based on cisco's own advisory (cisco-sa-20090325-ip)

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-0630

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/25/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0630

BID: 34242

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20090325-ip

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCsm27071

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