Cisco IOS up to 12.2xf DOCSIS File privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cisco IOS up to 12.2xf. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DOCSIS File Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1706. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS up to 12.2xf (Router Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component DOCSIS File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco IOS software 11.3 through 12.2 running on Cisco uBR7200 and uBR7100 series Universal Broadband Routers allows remote attackers to modify Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) settings via a DOCSIS file without a Message Integrity Check (MIC) signature, which is approved by the router.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1706 since 06/21/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48966 (Cable Modem Termination System Authentication Bypass - Cisco Systems), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9368), Tenable (48966), SecurityFocus (BID 5041†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5896†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 48966
Nessus Name: Cable Modem Termination System Authentication Bypass - Cisco Systems
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06/17/2002 🔍
06/17/2002 +0 days 🔍
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12/31/2002 +197 days 🔍
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11/22/2004 +692 days 🔍
06/21/2005 +211 days 🔍
09/01/2010 +1898 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +1433 days 🔍
05/26/2019 +1756 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1706 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1706
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19349

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X-Force: 9368
SecurityFocus: 5041 - Cisco uBR7200 / uBR7100 Universal Broadband Routers DOCSIS MIC Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5896 - [cisco-sa-20020617-cmts-md5-bypass] Cisco uBR7200/uBR7100 Series Unauthorized Access, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 16:32
Updated: 05/26/2019 08:37
Changes: 08/04/2014 16:32 (67), 05/26/2019 08:37 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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