TITLE:
Cisco 11500 Content Services Switch HTTP Compression Denial of
Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19552

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19552/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From local network

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Cisco Content Services Switch 11500 Series
http://secunia.com/product/5680/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Cisco 11500 Content Services
Switch, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS
(Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the HTTP compression
functionality when processing HTTP requests. This can be exploited to
cause a vulnerable device to reload by sending a valid, but obsolete,
or specially crafted HTTP request.

Successful exploitation requires that the network device has been
configured for HTTP compression.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 8.10.1.6.
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/css11500-maint?psrtdcat20e2

Disable HTTP compression.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060405-css.shtml

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