| Plugin ID | 18 |
| Plugin name | Cisco port tcp/7161 carriage return Denial of Service |
| Plugin filename | Cisco tcp-7161 Denial of Service.plugin |
| Plugin filesize | 2976 bytes |
| Plugin family | Network devices |
| Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
| Plugin created email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
| Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
| Plugin created company | computec.ch |
| Plugin created date | 2003/11/13 |
| Plugin updated name | Marc Ruef |
| Plugin updated email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
| Plugin updated web | http://www.computec.ch |
| Plugin updated company | computec.ch |
| Plugin updated date | 2004/11/13 |
| Plugin version | 1.3 |
| Plugin changelog | Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.3. |
| Plugin protocol | tcp |
| Plugin port | 7161 |
| Plugin procedure detection | open|sleep|send \n|sleep 5|close|open|sleep 10|close|icmp_alive |
| Plugin procedure exploit | open|sleep|send \n|sleep 5|close|open|sleep 10|close|icmp_alive |
| Plugin detection accuracy | 30 |
| Plugin exploit accuracy | 30 |
| Plugin comment | This plugin can cause a denial of service against the vulnerable target. Use the check with cause. |
| Bug produced name | Cisco Systems |
| Bug produced email | info at cisco dot com |
| Bug produced web | http://www.cisco.com |
| Bug affected | Cisco routers |
| Bug vulnerability class | Denial Of Service |
| Bug description | According to ID CSCdi74333 it is possible to crash a Cisco device connecting to port tcp/7161 and sending a carriage return. |
| Bug solution | Filter incoming traffic on port tcp/7161 and upgrade your Cisco firmware. |
| Bug fixing time | 30 minutes |
| Bug exploit availability | Yes |
| Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/705/exploit/ |
| Bug remote | Yes |
| Bug local | No |
| Bug severity | High |
| Bug popularity | 6 |
| Bug simplicity | 7 |
| Bug impact | 8 |
| Bug risk | 7 |
| Bug Nessus risk | High |
| Bug check tools | Nessus is able to do the same check. |
| Source CVE | CVE-1999-0430 |
| Source SecurityFocus BID | 705 |
| Source Nessus ID | 10046 |
| Source Literature | Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 |
| Source Misc. | http://www.computec.ch |