ID

VAR-201008-0192

CVE

CVE-2010-2819

TITLE

Cisco FWSM of SunRPC Service operation interruption in inspection function (DoS) Vulnerabilities

DESCRIPTION

Unspecified vulnerability in the SunRPC inspection feature on the Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) with software 3.1 before 3.1(17.2), 3.2 before 3.2(16.1), 4.0 before 4.0(10.1), and 4.1 before 4.1(1.1) for Catalyst 6500 series switches and 7600 series routers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted SunRPC messages, aka Bug ID CSCte61622. The Cisco Firewall Services Module is a firewall service module used on multiple cisco products. The Cisco FWSM is affected by three vulnerabilities that can cause device reloads when handling specially crafted SunRPC messages when SunRPC detection is enabled. Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances and the FWSM for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches and Cisco 7600 Series Routers are prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability that affects the Sun RPC inspection engine. An attacker can exploit this issue to cause affected devices to reload, triggering a denial-of-service condition. This issue is tracked by Cisco Bug IDs CSCtc79922 and CSCte61622. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "From 2007 to 2009 vulnerabilities in a typical end-user PC almost doubled from about 220 to 420." Non-Microsoft software to blame for increase in vulnerabilities affecting typical Windows end-users, read more: http://secunia.com/gfx/pdf/Secunia_Half_Year_Report_2010.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Cisco Firewall Services Module Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA40843 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/40843/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=40843 RELEASE DATE: 2010-08-06 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/40843/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/40843/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=40843 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM), which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). 1) Three errors exist in the SunRPC inspection engine while processing certain SunRPC messages. SOLUTION: Update to a fixed version. Please see the vendor's advisory for detailed patch information. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Reported by the vendor. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: cisco-sa-20100804-fwsm: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20100804-fwsm.shtml OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- . Repeated exploitation could result in a sustained DoS condition. Cisco has released free software updates that address these vulnerabilities. Workarounds are available for the vulnerabilities disclosed in this advisory. Note: These vulnerabilities are independent of each other. A device may be affected by one vulnerability and not affected by another. Affected versions of Cisco FWSM Software vary depending on the specific vulnerability. SunRPC Inspection Denial of Service Vulnerabilities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cisco FWSM Software version 3.x and 4.x are affected by these vulnerabilities only if SunRPC inspection is enabled. SunRPC inspection is enabled by default. To check if SunRPC inspection is enabled, use the "show service-policy | include sunrpc" command and confirm that the command returns output, as shown in the following example: fwsm#show service-policy | include sunrpc Inspect: sunrpc , packet 0, drop 0, reset-drop 0 Alternatively, a device that has SunRPC inspection enabled has a configuration similar to the following: class-map inspection_default match default-inspection-traffic ! policy-map global_policy class inspection_default ... inspect sunrpc ... The advisory is available at: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20100804-asa.shtml TCP Denial of Service Vulnerability ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cisco FWSM Software version 3.x and 4.x are affected by this vulnerability when configured in multi-mode (with virtual firewalls) and with any of the following features: * ASDM Administrative Access * Telnet * SSH To verify if the FWSM is running in multiple mode, use the "show mode" command, as shown in the following example: FWSM(config)#show mode Security context mode: multiple The flash mode is the SAME as the running mode. The following commands are used to enable the HTTPS server and allow only hosts on the inside interface with an address in the 192.168.1.0 /24 network to create ASDM, SSH or Telnet connections: asa(config)# http server enable asa(config)# http 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 inside asa(config)# telnet 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 inside asa(config)# ssh 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 inside Determining Software Versions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To determine the version of Cisco FWSM Software that is running, issue the "show module" command from Cisco IOS Software or Cisco Catalyst Operating System Software to identify what modules and sub modules are installed on the system. The following example shows a system with a Cisco FWSM (WS-SVC-FWM-1) installed in slot 2: switch>show module Mod Ports Card Type Model Serial No. --- ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------- 1 16 SFM-capable 16 port 1000mb GBIC WS-X6516-GBIC SAL06334NS9 2 6 Firewall Module WS-SVC-FWM-1 SAD10360485 3 8 Intrusion Detection System WS-SVC-IDSM-2 SAD0932089Z 4 4 SLB Application Processor Complex WS-X6066-SLB-APC SAD093004BD 5 2 Supervisor Engine 720 (Active) WS-SUP720-3B SAL0934888E Mod MAC addresses Hw Fw Sw Status --- ---------------------------------- ------ ------------ ------------ ------- 1 0009.11e3.ade8 to 0009.11e3.adf7 5.1 6.3(1) 8.5(0.46)RFW Ok 2 0018.ba41.5092 to 0018.ba41.5099 4.0 7.2(1) 3.2(2)10 Ok 3 0014.a90c.9956 to 0014.a90c.995d 5.0 7.2(1) 5.1(6)E1 Ok 4 0014.a90c.66e6 to 0014.a90c.66ed 1.7 4.2(3) Ok 5 0013.c42e.7fe0 to 0013.c42e.7fe3 4.4 8.1(3) 12.2(18)SXF1 Ok [...] After locating the correct slot, issue the "show module <slot number>" command to identify the software version that is running, as shown in the following example: switch>show module 2 Mod Ports Card Type Model Serial No. --- ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------- 2 6 Firewall Module WS-SVC-FWM-1 SAD10360485 Mod MAC addresses Hw Fw Sw Status --- ---------------------------------- ------ ------------ ------------ ------- 2 0018.ba41.5092 to 0018.ba41.5099 4.0 7.2(1) 3.2(2)10 Ok [...] The preceding example shows that the FWSM is running software version 3.2(2)10 as indicated by the column under "Sw." Note: Recent versions of Cisco IOS Software will show the software version of each module in the output from the "show module" command; therefore, executing the "show module <slot number>" command is not necessary. If a Virtual Switching System (VSS) is used to allow two physical Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches to operate as a single logical virtual switch, the "show module switch all" command can display the software version of all FWSMs that belong to switch 1 and switch 2. The output from this command will be similar to the output from the "show module <slot number>" but will include module information for the modules in each switch in the VSS. Alternatively, version information can be obtained directly from the FWSM through the show version command, as shown in the following example: FWSM> show version FWSM Firewall Version 3.2(2)10 [...] Customers who use the Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) to manage their devices can find the version of the software displayed in the table in the login window or in the upper left corner of the ASDM window. The version notation is similar to the following example. The FWSM offers firewall services with stateful packet filtering and deep packet inspection. Note: These vulnerabilities are only triggered by transit traffic; traffic that is destined to the device does not trigger these vulnerabilities. TCP Denial of Service Vulnerability ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can partition a single FWSM into multiple virtual devices, known as security contexts. Each context has its own security policy, interfaces, and administrators. Multiple contexts are similar to multiple standalone devices. Many features are supported in multiple context mode, which includes routing tables, firewall features, and management. The Cisco FWSM is only affected by this vulnerability when is configured in multi-mode (with virtual firewalls) and configured to accept Telnet, SSH or ASDM connections. Note: A TCP three-way handshake is needed to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability is only triggered by traffic that is destined to the affected device; transit traffic does not trigger this vulnerability. This vulnerability is documented in Cisco bug ID CSCtg68694 and has been assigned Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID CVE-2010-2821. Vulnerability Scoring Details ============================= Cisco has provided scores for the vulnerabilities in this advisory based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). The CVSS scoring in this Security Advisory is done in accordance with CVSS version 2.0. CVSS is a standards-based scoring method that conveys vulnerability severity and helps determine urgency and priority of response. Cisco has provided a base and temporal score. Customers can then compute environmental scores to assist in determining the impact of the vulnerability in individual networks. Cisco has provided an FAQ to answer additional questions regarding CVSS at: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/security/intelligence/cvss-qandas.html Cisco has also provided a CVSS calculator to help compute the environmental impact for individual networks at: http://intellishield.cisco.com/security/alertmanager/cvss CSCte61710, CSCte61622, CSCte61662 - Passthrough traffic crashes FWSM with SunRPC inspection CVSS Base Score - 7.8 Access Vector - Network Access Complexity - Low Authentication - None Confidentiality Impact - None Integrity Impact - None Availability Impact - Complete CVSS Temporal Score - 6.4 Exploitability - Functional Remediation Level - Official-Fix Report Confidence - Confirmed CSCtg68694 - FWSM may crash with certain TCP sessions in multiple mode CVSS Base Score - 7.1 Access Vector - Network Access Complexity - Medium Authentication - None Confidentiality Impact - None Integrity Impact - None Availability Impact - Complete CVSS Temporal Score - 6.4 Exploitability - Functional Remediation Level - Official-Fix Report Confidence - Confirmed Impact ====== Successful exploitation of all the vulnerabilities described in this security advisory may cause a reload of the affected appliance. Repeated exploitation could result in a sustained DoS condition. Software Versions and Fixes =========================== When considering software upgrades, also consult http://www.cisco.com/go/psirt and any subsequent advisories to determine exposure and a complete upgrade solution. In all cases, customers should exercise caution to be certain the devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and that current hardware and software configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release. If the information is not clear, contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or your contracted maintenance provider for assistance. +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Major | First | | Vulnerability | Release | Fixed | | | | Release | |--------------------------------------------+---------+------------| | | 3.1 | 3.1(17.2) | | |---------+------------| | SunRPC Inspection Denial of Service | 3.2 | 3.2(16.1) | | Vulnerabilities (CSCte61710, CSCte61622, |---------+------------| | and CSCte61662) | 4.0 | 4.0(10.1) | | |---------+------------| | | 4.1 | 4.1(1.1) | |--------------------------------------------+---------+------------| | | 3.1 | Not | | | | vulnerable | | |---------+------------| | TCP Denial of Service Vulnerability | 3.2 | 3.2(17.2) | | (CSCtg68694) |---------+------------| | | 4.0 | 4.0(11.1) | | |---------+------------| | | 4.1 | 4.1(1.2) | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ Recommended Releases ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following table lists all recommended releases. These recommended releases contain the fixes for all vulnerabilities in this advisory. Cisco recommends upgrading to a release that is equal to or later than these recommended releases. Administrators can disable SunRPC inspection by issuing the "no inspect sunrpc" command in class configuration sub-mode within policy-map configuration. The TCP DoS vulnerability can be mitigated by only allowing trusted hosts to communicate with the FWSM via HTTPs, SSH, or Telnet. For example, the following commands are used to enable the HTTPS server and allow only hosts on the inside interface with an address in the 192.168.1.0/24 network to create ASDM, SSH or Telnet connections: asa(config)# http server enable asa(config)# http 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 inside asa(config)# telnet 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 inside asa(config)# ssh 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 inside Additional mitigation techniques that can be deployed on Cisco devices within the network are available in the Cisco Applied Mitigation Bulletin companion document for this advisory: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-amb-20100804-fwsm.shtml Obtaining Fixed Software ======================== Cisco has released free software updates that address these vulnerabilities. Prior to deploying software, customers should consult their maintenance provider or check the software for feature set compatibility and known issues specific to their environment. Customers may only install and expect support for the feature sets they have purchased. By installing, downloading, accessing or otherwise using such software upgrades, customers agree to be bound by the terms of Cisco's software license terms found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/warranty/English/EU1KEN_.html or as otherwise set forth at Cisco.com Downloads at: http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-usingswc.shtml Do not contact psirt@cisco.com or security-alert@cisco.com for software upgrades. Customers with Service Contracts +------------------------------- Customers with contracts should obtain upgraded software through their regular update channels. For most customers, this means that upgrades should be obtained through the Software Center on Cisco's worldwide website at http://www.cisco.com. Customers using Third Party Support Organizations +------------------------------------------------ Customers whose Cisco products are provided or maintained through prior or existing agreements with third-party support organizations, such as Cisco Partners, authorized resellers, or service providers should contact that support organization for guidance and assistance with the appropriate course of action in regards to this advisory. The effectiveness of any workaround or fix is dependent on specific customer situations, such as product mix, network topology, traffic behavior, and organizational mission. Due to the variety of affected products and releases, customers should consult with their service provider or support organization to ensure any applied workaround or fix is the most appropriate for use in the intended network before it is deployed. Customers without Service Contracts +---------------------------------- Customers who purchase direct from Cisco but do not hold a Cisco service contract, and customers who purchase through third-party vendors but are unsuccessful in obtaining fixed software through their point of sale should acquire upgrades by contacting the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC). TAC contacts are as follows. * +1 800 553 2447 (toll free from within North America) * +1 408 526 7209 (toll call from anywhere in the world) * e-mail: tac@cisco.com Customers should have their product serial number available and be prepared to give the URL of this notice as evidence of entitlement to a free upgrade. Free upgrades for non-contract customers must be requested through the TAC. Refer to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/support/tsd_cisco_worldwide_contacts.html for additional TAC contact information, including localized telephone numbers and instructions and e-mail addresses for use in various languages. 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