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TITLE:
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Fragmented IP Packets Security
Bypass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22022

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22022/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/5600/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Cisco Intrusion Prevention
System, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain
security restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to insufficient inspection of
fragmented IP packets. This can be exploited to bypass the Intrusion
Prevention System to e.g. access internal systems by sending
specially crafted IP packets.

The vulnerability affects the following products:
- Cisco IPS 5.0(x) software prior to 5.0(6p2)
- Cisco IPS 5.1(x) software prior to 5.1(2)

SOLUTION:
Apply updated software.

Cisco IPS 5.0(6p1) and earlier:
Cisco IPS 5.0(6p2)

Cisco IPS 5.1(1) and earlier:
Cisco IPS 5.1(2)

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060920-ips.shtml

OTHER REFERENCES:
US-CERT VU#658884:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/658884

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