>> Cisco Content Switching Module Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Title : Cisco Content Switching Module Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1532 CVE ID : CVE-2008-1749
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-05-14
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Cisco Content Switching Module (CSM) and Cisco Content Switching Module with SSL (CSM-S), which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused by an error when handling TCP segments with a specific combination of TCP flags while the application is configured for layer 7 load balancing and servers behind the CSM/CSM-S are overloaded and/or fail to accept a TCP connection, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a vulnerable device to stop passing traffic, creating a denial of service condition.
Subscribe to VUPEN VNS and receive real-time e-mail and SMS alerts when new advisories or patches relevant to your systems and network configurations are available.
Feedback If you have additional information or corrections for this security advisory please submit them via our contact form.
