Cisco CatOS 7.5(1) Authentication improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco CatOS 7.5(1). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Authentication. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2003-0216. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco CatOS 7.5(1). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unknown vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst 7.5(1) allows local users to bypass authentication and gain access to the enable mode without a password.

The weakness was presented 05/12/2003 with Cisco as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0216 since 04/24/2003. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/15/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11547 (Cisco Catalyst Enable Access Authentication Bypass (CSCea42030)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO, running in the context l and relying on port 161.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4313), Tenable (11547), SecurityFocus (BID 1122†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2810†). See VDB-15471 and VDB-22757 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 11547
Nessus Name: Cisco Catalyst Enable Access Authentication Bypass (CSCea42030)
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04/20/2000 🔍
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04/24/2003 +1099 days 🔍
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08/11/2014 +3939 days 🔍
07/15/2024 +3626 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0216 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0216
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20428
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X-Force: 4313
SecurityFocus: 1122 - Cisco Catalyst Enable Password Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2810 - [cisco-sa-20000419-catos-enable-bypass, cisco-sa-20030424-catos] Cisco Catalyst \, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2014 23:49
Updated: 07/15/2024 12:37
Changes: 08/11/2014 23:49 (65), 05/16/2019 16:48 (3), 07/15/2024 12:37 (17)
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