Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-4617 (CCN-78880)

Assigned:2012-09-26
Published:2012-09-26
Updated:2013-02-14
Summary:The BGP implementation in Cisco IOS 15.2, IOS XE 3.5.xS before 3.5.2S, and IOS XR 4.1.0 through 4.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (multiple connection resets) by leveraging a peer relationship and sending a malformed attribute, aka Bug IDs CSCtt35379, CSCty58300, CSCtz63248, and CSCtz62914.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.5 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.1 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
7.1 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
5.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-4617

Source: CCN
Type: SA50778
Cisco IOS Border Gateway Protocol Attribute Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: cisco-sa-20120926-bgp
Cisco IOS Software Malformed Border Gateway Protocol Attribute Vulnerability

Source: CISCO
Type: Vendor Advisory
20120926 Cisco IOS Software Malformed Border Gateway Protocol Attribute Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 85814
Cisco IOS BGP Attribute Handling BGP Session Resetting Remote DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
55694

Source: CCN
Type: BID-55694
Cisco IOS Malformed Attribute Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1027576

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ciscoios-bgp session-dos(78880)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:cisco:ios:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe:3.5.0s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe:3.5.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xr:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xr:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xr:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xr:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xr:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xr:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:cisco:ios:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:ios:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:ios:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:ios:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:cisco.oval:def:97
    V
    cisco-sa-20120926-bgp-CVE-2012-4617
    2012-09-18
    BACK
    cisco ios 15.2
    cisco ios xe 3.5.0s
    cisco ios xe 3.5.1s
    cisco ios xr 4.1
    cisco ios xr 4.1.1
    cisco ios xr 4.1.2
    cisco ios xr 4.2.0
    cisco ios xr 4.2.1
    cisco ios xr 4.2.2
    cisco ios 12.4
    cisco ios 15.0
    cisco ios 15.1
    cisco ios 15.2