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Cisco Secure ACS Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA23629
Release Date: 2007-01-08
Last Update: 2007-01-18
Popularity: 10,756 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine 3.x

Software:Cisco Secure ACS 3.x
Cisco Secure ACS 4.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-4098
CVE-2006-4097
CVE-2007-0105


Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Cisco Secure ACS, which can be exploited by malicious users or people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to compromise a vulnerable system.

1) An unspecified error within the CSAdmin service when processing HTTP GET requests can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted HTTP GET request.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

2) An unspecified error within the CSRadius service when processing RADIUS Accounting-Request packets can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted RADIUS Accounting-Request packet.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

3) Unspecified errors within the CSRadius service when processing RADIUS Access-Request packets can be exploited to crash the service via a specially crafted RADIUS Access-Request packet.

The vulnerabilities are reported in versions prior to 4.1. Other versions may also be affected.

Note: The following products are reportedly not affected:
* Cisco Secure ACS for Unix (CSU).
* Cisco CNS Access Registrar (CAR).
* Cisco Secure ACS server for Windows version 4.1(X) or later.
* Cisco Secure ACS server solution Engine version 4.1(X) or later.

Solution:
Apply patches.

Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits CESG's Vulnerability Research Group and National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NISCC).

Changelog:
2007-01-16: Added US-CERT References.
2007-01-18: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20070105-csacs.shtml

Other References:
US-CERT VU#744249:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/744249

US-CERT VU#443108:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/443108

US-CERT VU#477164:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/477164


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