CVE-2013-5470 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Cisco Secure Access Control System process by sending malformed TCP packets to the TACACS+ socket.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-5470?
CVE-2013-5470 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) does not properly handle requests to read from the TACACS+ socket, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via malformed TCP packets, aka Bug ID CSCuh12488.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5470?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Secure Access Control System.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5470?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5470 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-5470 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5470 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7pfm-gg7x-4gr7.