1097 : Cisco PIX and IOS Fragmentation Attack DoS
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about 1 year ago

Percent Complete
80%

Disclosure
Sep 10, 1998

Discovery
Sep 10, 1998

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Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

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Description

 Cisco PIX and IOS Firewall extensions contain a flaw that may allow a REMOTE denial of service. The issue is triggered when a large number of fragmented packets are sent to a protected host, and will result in loss of availability for the targeted host.

Classification

 Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
OSVDB: Security Software

Solution

 Upgrade to version indicated by Cisco product matrix, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Watch-list
IOS
Watch-list
 11.2
11.3
12.0
PIX
Watch-list
 4.2(1)

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