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Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrators DoS
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SUMMARY
"The Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators are a family of purpose-built,
remote access Virtual Private Network (VPN) platforms for data encryption
and authentication." A malicious user may be able to send a crafted HTTP
(Hypertext Transfer Protocol) packet to the concentrators which may cause
the device to reload and drop user connections from the Cisco VPN 3000
series.
DETAILS
Vulnerable Systems:
* Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators version 4.7.0 and above
* Cisco VPN 3005 series concentrators version 4.7.0 and above
* Cisco VPN 3015 series concentrators version 4.7.0 and above
* Cisco VPN 3020 series concentrators version 4.7.0 and above
* Cisco VPN 3030 series concentrators version 4.7.0 and above
* Cisco VPN 3060 series concentrators version 4.7.0 and above
* Cisco VPN 3080 series concentrators version 4.7.0 and above
* Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators version 4.7.2 and prior
* Cisco VPN 3005 series concentrators version 4.7.2 and prior
* Cisco VPN 3015 series concentrators version 4.7.2 and prior
* Cisco VPN 3020 series concentrators version 4.7.2 and prior
* Cisco VPN 3030 series concentrators version 4.7.2 and prior
* Cisco VPN 3060 series concentrators version 4.7.2 and prior
* Cisco VPN 3080 series concentrators version 4.7.2 and prior
* Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators version 4.7REL.
* Cisco VPN 3005 series concentrators version 4.7REL.
* Cisco VPN 3015 series concentrators version 4.7REL.
* Cisco VPN 3020 series concentrators version 4.7REL.
* Cisco VPN 3030 series concentrators version 4.7REL.
* Cisco VPN 3060 series concentrators version 4.7REL.
* Cisco VPN 3080 series concentrators version 4.7REL.
Immune Systems:
* Cisco VPN 3002 Hardware Client
* Cisco IPSec VPN Services Module (VPNSM)
* Cisco VPN 5000 Concentrators
* Cisco PIX Firewalls
* Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
* Any Cisco device that runs Cisco's Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
* Any Cisco device that runs Cisco's Catalyst Operating System (CatOS)
* Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators version 4.6.x and prior
* Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators version 4.7.2.B and above
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a set of rules for exchanging files
(text, graphic images, sound, video, and other multimedia files) on the
World Wide Web. HTTP is an application protocol for which the default TCP
port is 80. Due to this vulnerability, a malicious user may send crafted
HTTP packets which may result in a reload of the affected device and/or
user connections being dropped.
The affected products are only vulnerable if they have the HTTP service
enabled. By default, HTTP is enabled on VPN 3000 devices, however it may
be manually disabled. Affected devices are not vulnerable to transit
traffic, only traffic that is destined to them may exploit this
vulnerability.
To check if the HTTP service is enabled, please do the following:
1. Check the configuration on the device to verify the status of the HTTP
service.
2. Try to connect to the device using a standard web browser that
supports using a URL similar to http://ip_address_of_device/.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in a reload of
the affected device and user connections being dropped.
Repeated exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a sustained
Denial of Service.
Workarounds:
Disable HTTP:
Disabling HTTP will effectively mitigate this vulnerability.
With HTTP disabled, the concentrator can be configured to use HTTPS
(HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) for both concentrator management and
WebVPN connectivity if WebVPN connectivity is configured on the
concentrator.
To implement this workaround, first enable HTTPS, then disable HTTP.
If WebVPN is used, it is important to also disable any HTTP proxys that
may be configured (HTTPS is always enabled for WebVPN if WebVPN is
enabled)
For details on how to enable HTTPS management of the concentrator, please
reference:
<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2284/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00803ee1e4.html#wp1309312>
Tunneling and Security
For details on how to disable HTTP management of the concentrator, please
reference:
<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2284/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00803ee11f.html#wp999607>
Management Protocols
For details on how to disable WebVPN HTTP proxies please see:
<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2284/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00803ee1e4.html#wp1400335>
Tunneling and Security
Infrastructure ACLs:
HTTP to the VPN3000 could be blocked as part of a Infrastructure ACL on
screening routers, switches and firewalls controlling all access to the
trusted network. Infrastructure ACLs are considered a network security
best practice and should be considered as a long-term addition to good
network security, as well as a workaround for this specific vulnerability.
The white paper entitled "Protecting Your Core: Infrastructure Protection
Access Control Lists" presents guidelines and recommended deployment
techniques:
<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/tk361/technologies_white_paper09186a00801a1a55.shtml>
Protecting Your Core: Infrastructure Protection Access Control Lists
Vendor Status:
Cisco VPN 3000 series users can upgrade to version 4.7.2.B or later
software to resolve this vulnerability. Cisco VPN 3000 software is
available for download at
<http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/vpn3000-3des>
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/vpn3000-3des
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The information has been provided by <mailto:psirt@cisco.com> Cisco
Product Security.
The original article can be found at:
<http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060126-vpn.shtml>
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060126-vpn.shtml
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