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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106130
Category:CISCO
Title:Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Access Control List ICMP Echo Request Code Filtering Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20160711-asa)
Summary:A vulnerability in the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA); Software implementation of access control list (ACL) permit and deny filters for ICMP Echo Reply; messages could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass ACL configurations for an; affected device. ICMP traffic that should be denied may instead be allowed through an affected; device.
Description:Summary:
A vulnerability in the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
Software implementation of access control list (ACL) permit and deny filters for ICMP Echo Reply
messages could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass ACL configurations for an
affected device. ICMP traffic that should be denied may instead be allowed through an affected
device.

Vulnerability Insight:
The vulnerability is due to the implementation of ACL-based
filters for ICMP Echo Requests and the range of ICMP Echo Request subtypes. An attacker could
exploit this vulnerability by sending ICMP Echo Request traffic to an affected device.

Vulnerability Impact:
A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass ACL
configurations for the device, which could allow traffic that should be denied to instead be
allowed through the device.

Solution:
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1445
BugTraq ID: 91693
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91693
Cisco Security Advisory: 20160711 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Access Control List ICMP Echo Request Code Filtering Vulnerability
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160711-asa
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036271
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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