CVE-2005-3774: Medium severity cisco PIX vulnerability

Published Nov 23, 2005
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Updated

Cisco PIX 6.3 and 7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (blocked new connections) via spoofed TCP packets that cause the PIX to create embryonic connections that that would not produce a valid connection with the end system, including (1) SYN packets with invalid checksums, which do not result in a RST; or, from an external interface, (2) one byte of "meaningless data," or (3) a TTL that is one less than needed to reach the internal destination.

Affected Software

2 affected components
cisco PIX=6.3
cisco PIX=7.0

Event History

Nov 23, 2005
CVE Published
12:03 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3774?

CVE-2005-3774 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-3774?

To fix CVE-2005-3774, upgrade to Cisco PIX versions 7.1 or above, which address this vulnerability.

3

What are the affected versions in CVE-2005-3774?

CVE-2005-3774 affects Cisco PIX versions 6.3 and 7.0.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2005-3774 enable?

CVE-2005-3774 enables remote attackers to block new connections by exploiting spoofed TCP packets.

5

What specific mechanism does CVE-2005-3774 use to cause a denial of service?

CVE-2005-3774 causes a denial of service by creating embryonic connections from malformed SYN packets.

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