57259 : Cisco IOS XR Invalid BGP UPDATE Attribute Remote DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-08-18

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-2055" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Cisco IOS XR 3.4.0 through 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session reset) via a BGP UPDATE message with an invalid attribute, as demonstrated in the wild on 17 August 2009.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Patch / RCS
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Uncoordinated Disclosure, Discovered in the Wild

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Cisco has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1022739
CVE ID: 2009-2055 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 36063
Secunia Advisory ID: 36390
Other Advisory URL: http://mailman.nanog.org/pipermail/nanog/2009-August/012719.html
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080af150f.shtml
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20090818-bgp.shtml

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-08-20 | Disagree?

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