Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-1741 - Use After Free vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
cisco
CWE-416
nessus

Summary

A vulnerability in the Cisco Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to a logic error that exists when handling a malformed incoming packet, leading to access to an internal data structure after it has been freed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted, malformed IP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

NASL familyCISCO
NASL idCISCO-SA-20190327-ETA-DOS.NASL
descriptionAccording to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS XE Software is affected by following vulnerability - A vulnerability in the Cisco Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.The vulnerability is due to a logic error that exists when handling a malformed incoming packet, leading to access to an internal data structure after it has been freed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted, malformed IP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. (CVE-2019-1741) Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information
last seen2020-05-09
modified2019-04-05
plugin id123791
published2019-04-05
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/123791
titleCisco IOS XE Software Encrypted Traffic Analytics Denial of Service Vulnerability
code
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#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(123791);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/05/08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-1741");
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-BUG-ID", value:"CSCvi77889");
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-SA", value:"cisco-sa-20190327-eta-dos");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2019-A-0097-S");

  script_name(english:"Cisco IOS XE Software Encrypted Traffic Analytics Denial of Service Vulnerability");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Cisco IOS XE Software");

  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, Cisco IOS XE Software is
affected by following vulnerability

  - A vulnerability in the Cisco Encrypted Traffic Analytics
    (ETA) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an
    unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of
    service (DoS) condition.The vulnerability is due to a
    logic error that exists when handling a malformed
    incoming packet, leading to access to an internal data
    structure after it has been freed. An attacker could
    exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted, malformed
    IP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit
    could allow the attacker to cause an affected device to
    reload, resulting in a DoS condition. (CVE-2019-1741)

Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for
more information");
  # https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190327-eta-dos
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?23365f93");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-71135");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvi77889");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID
CSCvi77889");
  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-2019-1741");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_cwe_id(20);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/03/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/03/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/04/05");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("cisco_ios_xe_version.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/Cisco/IOS-XE/Version");

  exit(0);
}

include('audit.inc');
include('cisco_workarounds.inc');
include('ccf.inc');

product_info = cisco::get_product_info(name:'Cisco IOS XE Software');

version_list=make_list(
  '3.2.0JA',
  '16.8.1s',
  '16.8.1e',
  '16.8.1d',
  '16.8.1c',
  '16.8.1b',
  '16.8.1a',
  '16.8.1',
  '16.7.1b',
  '16.7.1a',
  '16.7.1',
  '16.6.3',
  '16.6.2',
  '16.6.1'
);

workarounds = make_list(CISCO_WORKAROUNDS['platform_software_et-analytics_interfaces']);
workaround_params = make_list();


reporting = make_array(
  'port'     , 0,
  'severity' , SECURITY_HOLE,
  'version'  , product_info['version'],
  'bug_id'   , 'CSCvi77889',
  'cmds'     , make_list("show platform software et-analytics interfaces")
);

cisco::check_and_report(product_info:product_info, workarounds:workarounds, workaround_params:workaround_params, reporting:reporting, vuln_versions:version_list);