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Cisco IOS Multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN) Data Leak - Cisco Systems
high Nessus Plugin ID 49012
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco implementation of Multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN) is subject to exploitation that can allow a malicious user to create extra multicast states on the core routers or receive multicast traffic from other Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) based Virtual Private Networks (VPN) by sending specially crafted messages.Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that mitigate this vulnerability are available.
Solution
Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20080326-mvpn.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 49012
File Name: cisco-sa-20080326-mvpnhttp.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: local
Family: CISCO
Published: 9/1/2010
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/26/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1156
BID: 28464