85821 : Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Switch Malformed Packet Parsing Remote DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-09-26

Description

Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Switch contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when the device fails to properly process a malformed packet. With a specially crafted packet sent to or through the device, a remote attacker can cause a loss of availability for the device.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade IOS XE to version 3.3.0.SG or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Catalyst 4500E Series Switch

3.2.xXO

References

Security Tracker: 1027573
CVE ID: 2012-4622 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 50776
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120926-ecc

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-09-27 | Disagree?

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