Document ID: 42621
Revision 1.2
Last Updated 2003 May 08 at 0519 UTC (GMT)
For Public Release 2003 May 07 at 1600 UTC (GMT)
Contents
Summary
Affected Products
Details
Impact
Software Versions and Fixes
Obtaining Fixed Software
Workarounds
Exploitation and Public Announcements
Status of This Notice: FINAL
Distribution
Revision History
Cisco Security Procedures
Summary
This advisory documents vulnerabilities for the Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators and Cisco VPN 3002 Hardware Client. These vulnerabilities are documented as Cisco bug ID CSCea77143 (IPSec over TCP), CSCdz15393 (SSH), and CSCdt84906 (ICMP). There are workarounds available to mitigate the effects of these vulnerabilities. Upgrading to the latest version of code for the Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators and Cisco VPN 3002 Hardware Client, version 4.0.1 and 3.6.7F, would protect against all of these documented vulnerabilities.
This advisory will be posted at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20030507-vpn3k.shtml.
Affected Products
The Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators are affected by these vulnerabilities. This series includes models 3005, 3015, 3030, 3060, 3080 and the Cisco VPN 3002 Hardware Client.
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DDTS - Description |
Affected Releases |
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CSCea77143 - enabling IPSec over TCP vulnerability |
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CSCdz15393 - malformed SSH initialization packet vulnerability |
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CSCdt84906 - malformed ICMP traffic vulnerability |
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These vulnerabilities do not affect the VPN Client software nor the Cisco VPN 5000 series concentrators. No other Cisco products are currently known to be affected by these vulnerabilities.
To determine if a Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrator is running affected software, check the software revision via the web interface or the console menu.
Details
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DDTS - Description |
Details |
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CSCea77143 - enabling IPSec over TCP vulnerability |
Enabling IPSec over TCP for a port on the VPN 3000 series concentrator allows TCP traffic on that port to traverse through the concentrator and reach the private network. For example, if one configures IPSec over TCP to use port 80 and the private network is routable to from the public network i.e. a workstation on the public network has the VPN 3000 series concentrator configured as the gateway for the private network IP address space, one can browse the web servers on the private network configured to serve port 80 from the workstation on the public network without any form of authentication. Another example, if IPSec over TCP was not configured for port 80 but was configured for its default port of 10000 and if there was a server listening for telnet connections on port 10000 on the private network, then one could telnet to that server from the workstation on the public network. For more information on IPSec over TCP please refer to the documentation available at /en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2284/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a008015ce2c.html#1279809 |
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CSCdz15393 - malformed SSH initialization packet vulnerability |
A malformed SSH initialization packet sent during the initial SSH session setup may reload the VPN 3000 series concentrator. |
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CSCdt84906 - malformed ICMP traffic vulnerability |
A flood of malformed ICMP packets could result in performance degradation on the VPN 3000 series concentrator and may even cause the concentrator to reload. |
These vulnerabilities are documented in the Cisco Bug Toolkit (registered customers only) as Bug IDs CSCea77143, CSCdz15393, and CSCdt84906, and can be viewed after 2003 May 8 at 1600 UTC. To access this tool, you must be a registered user and you must be logged in.
The Inter networking Terms and Cisco Systems Acronyms online guides can be found at http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/.
Impact
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DDTS - Description |
Impact |
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CSCea77143 - enabling IPSec over TCP vulnerability |
Unintended access to the private network on the VPN 3000 series concentrator. This vulnerability enables one to access internal hosts on the IPSec over TCP configured ports. |
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CSCdz15393 - malformed SSH initialization packet vulnerability |
This vulnerability can be exploited to initiate a Denial of Service on the VPN 3000 series concentrator. |
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CSCdt84906 - malformed ICMP traffic vulnerability |
This vulnerability may cause a performance degradation on the VPN 3000 series concentrator and may even result in a Denial of Service. |
Software Versions and Fixes
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DDTS - Description |
Fixed Releases |
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CSCea77143 - enabling IPSec over TCP vulnerability |
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CSCdz15393 - malformed SSH initialization packet vulnerability |
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CSCdt84906 - malformed ICMP traffic vulnerability |
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The procedure to upgrade to the fixed software version is detailed at http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/vpn/vpn3000/.
Obtaining Fixed Software
Cisco is offering free software upgrades to address these vulnerabilities for all affected customers. 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/public/sw-license-agreement.html, or as otherwise set forth at the Cisco Connection Online Software Center at http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-usingswc.shtml.
Customers with service contracts should contact their regular update channels to obtain the free software upgrade identified via this advisory. For most customers with service contracts, this means that upgrades should be obtained through the Software Center on Cisco's worldwide website at http://www.cisco.com/tacpage/sw-center/vpn/3000/ . To access the software download URL, you must be a registered user and you must be logged in.
Customers whose Cisco products are provided or maintained through prior or existing agreement with third-party support organizations such as Cisco Partners, authorized resellers, or service providers should contact that support organization for assistance with the upgrade, which should be free of charge.
Customers who purchase direct from Cisco but who do not hold a Cisco service contract and customers who purchase through third-party vendors but are unsuccessful at obtaining fixed software through their point of sale should get their 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
Please have your product serial number available and give the URL of this notice as evidence of your entitlement to a free upgrade. Free upgrades for non-contract customers must be requested through the TAC.
Please do not contact either "psirt@cisco.com" or "security-alert@cisco.com" for software upgrades.
Workarounds
The Cisco PSIRT recommends that affected users upgrade to a fixed software version of code.
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DDTS - Description |
Workaround |
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CSCea77143 - enabling IPSec over TCP vulnerability |
Add rules, to the filter for the private interface, that restrict outgoing traffic on ports configured for use by IPSec over TCP on the VPN concentrator. This would not stop the traffic from the public network reaching the VPN 3000 concentrator itself but would prevent the traffic from reaching the servers on the private network. |
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CSCdz15393 - malformed SSH initialization packet vulnerability |
Restrict access to the SSH server on the VPN 3000 series concentrator by applying appropriate rules to the filters for the interfaces such that connections are permitted only from trusted client hosts. |
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CSCdt84906 - malformed ICMP traffic vulnerability |
Only allow legitimate ICMP traffic to reach the VPN 3000 series concentrator's interface. |
Exploitation and Public Announcements
The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerabilities described in this advisory.
These vulnerabilities were reported to PSIRT by internal development testing.
The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability described in this advisory.
Status of This Notice: FINAL
This is a final advisory. Although Cisco cannot guarantee the accuracy of all statements in this advisory, all of the facts have been checked to the best of our ability. Cisco does not anticipate issuing updated versions of this advisory unless there is some material change in the facts. Should there be a significant change in the facts, Cisco will update this advisory.
A stand-alone copy or paraphrase of the text of this security advisory that omits the distribution URL in the following section is an uncontrolled copy, and may lack important information or contain factual errors.
Distribution
This advisory will be posted on Cisco's worldwide website at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20030507-vpn3k.shtml..
In addition to worldwide web posting, a text version of this notice is clear-signed with the Cisco PSIRT PGP key and is posted to the following e-mail and Usenet news recipients.
- cust-security-announce@cisco.com
- bugtraq@securityfocus.com
- first-teams@first.org (includes CERT/CC)
- cisco@spot.colorado.edu
- comp.dcom.sys.cisco
- firewalls@lists.gnac.com
- Various internal Cisco mailing lists
Future updates of this advisory, if any, will be placed on Cisco's worldwide website, but may or may not be actively announced on mailing lists or newsgroups. Users concerned about this problem are encouraged to check the above URL for any updates.
Revision History
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Revision 1.0 |
2003-May-7 |
Initial public release. |
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Revision 1.1 |
2003-May-7 |
Corrected the Affected Products table. |
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Revision 1.2 |
2003-May-8 |
Corrected the link in the Obtaining Fixed Software section. |
Cisco Security Procedures
Complete information on reporting security vulnerabilities in Cisco products, obtaining assistance with security incidents, and registering to receive security information from Cisco, is available on Cisco's worldwide website at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_vulnerability_policy.html. This includes instructions for press inquiries regarding Cisco security notices. All Cisco security advisories are available at http://www.cisco.com/go/psirt.
| Updated: Oct 08, 2004 | Document ID: 42621 |