Cisco IOS 11.x/12.x FTP Server access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Cisco IOS 11.x/12.x. Impacted is an unknown function of the component FTP Server. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-2586. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is best to disable the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS 11.x/12.x (Router Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component FTP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The FTP Server in Cisco IOS 11.3 through 12.4 does not properly check user authorization, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, and have other impact including reading startup-config, as demonstrated by a crafted MKD command that involves access to a VTY device and overflows a buffer, aka bug ID CSCek55259.

The bug was discovered 07/29/2008. The weakness was shared 05/10/2007 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is available at cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-2586 since 05/09/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49003 (Multiple Vulnerabilities in the IOS FTP Server), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43277 (Cisco IOS FTP Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20070509-iosftp)).

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be disabling the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 23055. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6299.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34197), Exploit-DB (6155), Tenable (49003), SecurityFocus (BID 23885†) and OSVDB (35335†). eweek.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-36703 and VDB-85529 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Functional
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Nessus ID: 49003
Nessus Name: Multiple Vulnerabilities in the IOS FTP Server
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OpenVAS ID: 9999996
OpenVAS Name: Cisco IOS FTP Server Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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Recommended: Disable
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Snort ID: 23055
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-FTP Multiple Products FTP MKD buffer overflow attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-2586 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2586
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3074

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X-Force: 34197 - Multiple Cisco products IOS FTP server unauthorized access, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 23885 - Cisco IOS FTP Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25199
OSVDB: 35335 - Cisco IOS FTP Server Unspecified File Transfer DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018030
Vulnerability Center: 15058 - [cisco-sa-20070509-iosftp] Cisco IOS FTP Server Improper User Authorization Checks, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-1749

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2007 10:54
Updated: 11/02/2024 20:08
Changes: 05/15/2007 10:54 (106), 07/18/2019 20:58 (6), 11/02/2024 20:08 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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