Info

Disclosure

Sep 10, 1998

Discovery

Sep 10, 1998

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Cisco PIX and IOS Firewall extensions contain a flaw that may allow a REMOTE denial of service. The issue is triggered when a large number of fragmented packets are sent to a protected host, and will result in loss of availability for the targeted host.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
OSVDB: Security Software

Solution

Upgrade to version indicated by Cisco product matrix, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Cisco Systems, Inc.	IOS	11.2
		11.3
		12.0
	PIX	4.2(1)

References

ISS X-Force ID: 1584
CVE ID: 1999-0157 (see also: NVD) 1999-0588 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 690
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/770/nifrag.shtml

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/1097

Info

Disclosure

Discovery

Dates

Exploit

Solution

Description

Classification

Solution

Products

Cisco Systems, Inc.

IOS

PIX

References

Credit