Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2003-1132 (CCN-11629)

Assigned:2003-03-26
Published:2003-03-26
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:The DNS server for Cisco Content Service Switch (CSS) 11000 and 11500, when prompted for a nonexistent AAAA record, responds with response code 3 (NXDOMAIN or "Name Error") instead of response code 0 ("No Error"), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (inaccessible domain) by forcing other DNS servers to send and cache a request for a AAAA record to the vulnerable server.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
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): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2003-1132

Source: CCN
Type: Cisco Systems Inc. Security Advisory, 2003 April 30 08:00 (GMT)
Cisco Content Service Switch 11000 Series DNS Negative Cache of Information Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Source: CISCO
Type: Vendor Advisory
20041008 Cisco Content Service Switch 11000 Series DNS Negative Cache of Information Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#714121
Incorrect NXDOMAIN responses from AAAA queries could cause denial-of-service conditions

Source: CERT-VN
Type: US Government Resource
VU#714121

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 16639
Cisco CSS 11000 Series Malformed AAAA Record DoS

Source: CCN
Type: BID-7217
Multiple Name Server NXDomain Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dns-nxdomain-dos(11629)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/h:cisco:content_services_switch_11000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:content_services_switch_11500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:powerdns:dnsdist:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:cisco:content_services_switch_11500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:content_services_switch_11000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    cisco content services switch 11000 *
    cisco content services switch 11500 *
    powerdns dnsdist 1.0.0
    cisco content services switch 11500 *
    cisco content services switch 11000 *