CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
43.8%
The version of Cisco IOS installed on the remote host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to an error while parsing local web authentication. A remote attacker, by entering an extremely rapid input of credentials, can exploit this to crash the switch, forcing a reboot.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(61492);
script_version("1.7");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/06 11:26:05");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-1338");
script_bugtraq_id(54834);
script_xref(name:"CISCO-BUG-ID", value:"CSCts88664");
script_name(english:"Cisco IOS Web Authentication DoS");
script_summary(english:"Checks the IOS version.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Cisco IOS installed on the remote host is affected by a
denial of service vulnerability due to an error while parsing local
web authentication. A remote attacker, by entering an extremely rapid
input of credentials, can exploit this to crash the switch, forcing a
reboot.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=26615");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCts88664");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID
CSCts88664.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/06/29");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/08/06");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/08/10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:cisco:ios");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"CISCO");
script_dependencies("cisco_ios_version.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/Cisco/IOS/Version", "Host/Cisco/IOS/Model");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
model = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/Cisco/IOS/Model");
if ("3750-E" >!< model && "3560-E" >!< model)
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
version = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/Cisco/IOS/Version");
flag = 0;
if (version =="15.0(0.0.85)SE1") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(1)EW") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(2)EW") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(3)EW") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(4)EW") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(5)EW") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(6)EW") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(7)EW") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(8)EW") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(1)SE") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(1)SE1") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(1)SE2") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(1)SE3") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(2)SE") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(2)SE1") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(2)SE2") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(2)SG") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(2)SG1") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(2)SG2") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(2)SG3") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(2)SG4") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(2)SG5") flag++;
if (version =="15.0(2)SG6") flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0)
{
report =
'\n Installed version : ' + version +
'\n Cisco bug ID : CSCts88664' +
'\n';
security_warning(port:0, extra:report);
}
else security_warning(port:0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");