Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-6391 - Resource Management Errors vulnerability in Cisco IOS

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
low complexity
cisco
CWE-399
nessus

Summary

Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic-processing outage) via a crafted series of Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) requests, aka Bug ID CSCur69036.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Cisco
85

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

NASL familyCISCO
NASL idCISCO-SA-20160928-CIP-IOS.NASL
descriptionAccording to its self-reported version and configuration, the Cisco IOS software running on the remote device is affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) feature due to improper processing of unusual but valid CIP requests. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via specially crafted CIP requests, to cause the switch to stop processing traffic, requiring a device restart to regain functionality.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id94252
published2016-10-25
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/94252
titleCisco IOS Software CIP Request DoS (cisco-sa-20160928-cip)
code
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#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(94252);
  script_version("1.11");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-6391");
  script_bugtraq_id(93197);
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-BUG-ID", value:"CSCur69036");
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-SA", value:"cisco-sa-20160928-cip");

  script_name(english:"Cisco IOS Software CIP Request DoS (cisco-sa-20160928-cip)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the IOS version.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its self-reported version and configuration, the Cisco
IOS software running on the remote device is affected by a denial of
service vulnerability in the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) feature
due to improper processing of unusual but valid CIP requests. An
unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via specially
crafted CIP requests, to cause the switch to stop processing traffic,
requiring a device restart to regain functionality.");
  # https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-cip
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ce256c81");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID
CSCur69036.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-6391");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/09/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/09/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/10/25");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:cisco:ios");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CISCO");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("cisco_ios_version.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/Cisco/IOS/Version");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("cisco_func.inc");
include("cisco_kb_cmd_func.inc");

flag = 0;
override = 0;

ver = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/Cisco/IOS/Version");

vuln_versions = make_list(
  '15.3(3)JAB',
  '15.3(3)JB75',
  '15.2(3)EA',
  '12.2(55)SE7',
  '12.2(50)SE3',
  '15.0(2)SE6',
  '15.2(2)E',
  '15.3(3)JNP',
  '15.3(3)JA',
  '15.3(3)JAX',
  '15.3(3)JN8',
  '15.0(2)SE5',
  '15.3(3)JA5',
  '12.2(55)SE6',
  '15.3(3)JBB6',
  '12.2(46)SE',
  '12.2(50)SE2',
  '15.3(3)JB',
  '15.3(3)JBB6a',
  '12.2(50)SE',
  '15.3(3)JNC',
  '15.3(3)JN4',
  '15.3(3)JBB2',
  '15.2(2)E1',
  '12.2(55)SE',
  '15.0(2)SE',
  '12.2(44)EX1',
  '15.3(3)JA9',
  '15.3(3)JA1',
  '15.0(2)SE1',
  '15.2(1)EY',
  '15.3(3)JN7',
  '15.3(3)JBB1',
  '15.0(1)EY',
  '15.3(3)JA8',
  '12.2(50)SE4',
  '15.0(2)EB',
  '15.3(3)JA7',
  '12.2(55)SE3',
  '15.3(3)JBB4',
  '15.3(3)JA1n',
  '15.3(3)JNC1',
  '15.0(2)SE9',
  '12.2(46)SE2',
  '15.3(3)JA77',
  '15.0(2)SE4',
  '12.2(55)SE4',
  '15.3(3)JNP1',
  '15.0(2)EY1',
  '15.2(2)E4',
  '15.3(3)JC',
  '15.3(3)JBB8',
  '12.2(44)EX',
  '15.0(2)EY2',
  '15.0(2)SE2',
  '15.0(2)SE7',
  '15.3(3)JA4',
  '15.3(3)JAX1',
  '15.2(2)E2',
  '15.0(1)EY2',
  '12.2(55)SE5',
  '12.2(50)SE5',
  '15.3(3)JAX2',
  '15.0(1)EY1',
  '15.3(3)JBB5',
  '15.3(3)JA1m',
  '15.3(3)JNB1',
  '15.0(2)SE3',
  '15.3(3)JBB',
  '15.0(2)EY',
  '15.3(3)JNB',
  '15.3(3)JNB2',
  '15.3(3)JN3',
  '12.2(50)SE1',
  '15.0(2)EY3',
  '12.2(55)SE9',
  '12.2(55)SE10',
  '12.2(58)SE2',
  '15.3(3)JAA',
  '15.3(3)JNB3',
  '12.2(46)SE1',
  '12.2(52)SE',
  '12.2(55)SE8',
  '15.3(3)JBB50',
  '12.2(52)SE1'
);

# Check for vuln version
foreach version (vuln_versions)
{
  if (version == ver)
  {
    flag++;
    break;
  }
}

# Check that cip is enabled                                           
if (flag && get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled"))
{
  flag = 0;
  buf = cisco_command_kb_item("Host/Cisco/Config/show_running-config",
                              "show running-config");
  if (check_cisco_result(buf))
  {
    if (preg(multiline:TRUE, pattern:"^\s*cip enable", string:buf))
      flag++;
  }
  else if (cisco_needs_enable(buf))
  {
    flag++;
    override++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_cisco(
    port     : 0,
    severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
    override : override,
    version  : ver,
    bug_id   : 'CSCur69036',
    cmds     : make_list('show running-config', 'show running-config')
  );
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, "Cisco IOS software", ver);