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Cisco ISAKMP IKE Message Processing Denial of Service
Secunia Advisory: SA17553
Release Date: 2005-11-14
Last Update: 2006-01-19
Popularity: 18,483 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Cisco IOS 12.x
Cisco IOS R12.x
Cisco PIX 4.x
Cisco PIX 5.x
Cisco PIX 6.x
Cisco PIX 7.x
Cisco SAN-OS 1.x (MDS 9000 Switches)
Cisco SAN-OS 2.x (MDS 9000 Switches)
Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator

Software:Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 1.x
Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-3666
CVE-2005-3667
CVE-2005-3668


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in various Cisco products, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to errors in the processing of IKEv1 Phase 1 protocol exchange messages. This can be exploited to cause a DoS via specially crafted IKE packets.

The vulnerability has been reported in the following products.
* Cisco IOS versions based on 12.2SXD, 12.3T, 12.4 and 12.4T
* Cisco PIX Firewall versions up to but not including 6.3(5)
* Cisco PIX Firewall/ASA versions up to but not including 7.0.1.4
* Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) versions up to but not including 2.3(3)
* Cisco VPN 3000 Series Concentrators versions up to but not including 4.1(7)H and 4.7(2)B
* Cisco MDS Series SanOS versions up to but not including 2.1(2)

Note: For Cisco IOS, only images that contain the Crypto Feature Set are vulnerable.

Solution:
See patch matrix in vendor advisory for information about fixes.
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20051114-ipsec.shtml#software

Provided and/or discovered by:
Oulu University Secure Programming Group (OUSPG).

Changelog:
2005-11-14: Added link to "Original Advisory".
2005-11-18: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
2006-01-19: Added CVE references.

Original Advisory:
Cisco:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20051114-ipsec.shtml

NISCC:
http://www.uniras.gov.uk/niscc/docs/br-20051114-01013.html?lang=en

University of Oulu
http://www.ee.oulu.fi/research/ouspg/protos/testing/c09/isakmp/

Other References:
US-CERT VU#226364:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/226364


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