Date: 14 May 2003 14:52:44 -0000
From: Olivier <itsce.networkservices@pmintl.ch.>
To: [email protected]Subject: Cisco ACL bug when using VPN crypto engine accelerator, PPPoE dialer or ip route-cache
Platform Cisco 1760 dual Ethernet
IOS 12.2.xT IP/ADSL/FW/IDS PLUS IPSEC 3DES
Environment: Site to site VPN for small offices.
ACL are not properly parsed as soon as you enable:
crypto engine accelerator
PPPoE dialer
Ip route-cache
Without the feature mentioned above, you can apply an ACL on the outside
interface allowing only inbound ISAKMP and IPSEC traffic.
I.E.
ip access-list extended Block-Inbound-unwanted-Trafic
permit udp 100.100.100.0 0.0.0.255 host 102.168.1.2 eq isakmp
permit esp 100.100. 100.0 0.0.0.255 host 102.168.1.2
deny ip any any log
If you activate the crypto engine, the ACL is parsed as well on decrypted
traffic which forces you to allow as well all traffic for the decrypted
traffic.
I.E. If you are using 10.x addressees internally and the subnet
10.200.0.0/24 for your Soho LAN. Can be worst if you have a huge network
inside where you would prefer to add permit ip any 10.200.0.0 0.0.0.255.
ip access-list extended Block-Inbound-unwanted-Trafic
permit udp 100.100.100.0 0.0.0.255 host 102.168.1.2 eq isakmp
permit esp 100.100. 100.0 0.0.0.255 host 102.168.1.2
permit ip 10.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 10.200.0.0 0.0.0.255 <-----------@%#$%@
deny ip any any log
This looks pretty bad for a VPN box running a Firewall feature set IOS
seen as the best candidate for VPN for small offices.
The worst is the reply from Cisco:
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We will be addressing this in the next few months however
the release time frame could be as late as the end
of the year.
We do have plans to address it but do
not expect it in a released image until the
last calendar quarter of the year. If its possible we
can get it done and released sooner than what I've
mentioned, we will do it, no guarantees however.
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We would have hope that they put more resources and concern in solving
security issue.
