Cisco Catalyst CatOS CiscoView buffer overflow
| cisco-catalyst-ciscoview-bo (10382) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Cisco Catalyst switches are vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by a buffer overflow in the CiscoView image that can occur when the embedded HTTP server is enabled. By sending an overly long HTTP query to the HTTP server's switch management port, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the switch to reset.
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco, CatOS 5.4
- Cisco, CatOS 5.5
- Cisco, CatOS 5.5(13A)
- Cisco, CatOS 6.1
- Cisco, CatOS 6.1(2)
- Cisco, CatOS 7.3
- Cisco, CatOS 7.4
Remedy:
Upgrade to the appropriate fixed software version, as listed in Cisco Security Advisory 2002 October 16 16:00 (UTC). See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Cisco Systems Inc. Security Advisory, 2002 October 16 16:00 (UTC), Cisco CatOS Embedded HTTP Server Buffer Overflow at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/catos-http-overflow-vuln.shtml.
- BID-5976: Cisco CatOS CiscoView HTTP Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1222: Buffer overflow in the embedded HTTP server for Cisco Catalyst switches running CatOS 5.4 through 7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reset) via a long HTTP request.
Reported:
Oct 16, 2002
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