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Date: 30th August 2005
Risk: High

A vulnerability has been found in the Cisco Security Agent (CSA) is a network security software agent that provides threat protection for server and desktop computing systems.

A malicious attacker may be able to send a crafted IP packet to a Windows workstation or server running CSA 4.5 which may cause the device to halt with a blue screen and/or reload. Repeated exploitation will create a sustained DoS (denial of service). When exploited, the affected machine will require a reboot to become operational again.

Affected Products:

Cisco CSA version 4.5 when running on any Microsoft Windows platforms except Windows XP.

Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable:

No other Cisco products are currently known to be affected by this vulnerability.

References

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20050713-csa.shtml