Cisco IOS 12.2e/12.2f/12.2s improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco IOS 12.2e/12.2f/12.2s. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-4632. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS 12.2e/12.2f/12.2s (Router Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco IOS 12.2E, 12.2F, and 12.2S places a "no login" line into the VTY configuration when an administrator makes certain changes to a (1) VTY/AUX or (2) CONSOLE setting on a device without AAA enabled, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain a terminal session, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-0293 and CVE-2005-2105.

The bug was discovered 08/29/2007. The weakness was shared 08/31/2007 with Cisco (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4632 since 08/31/2007. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can only be done within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/25/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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 (36477), SecurityFocus (BID 25482†), OSVDB (45840†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-15977†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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07/25/2019 +1592 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-4632 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4632
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38599

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X-Force: 36477
SecurityFocus: 25482 - Cisco IOS VTY Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 45840 - CVE-2007-4632 - Cisco - IOS - Authentication Bypass Issue
Vulnerability Center: 15977 - [cisco-sr-20070829-vty] Cisco IOS \, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/25/2019 10:39
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (60), 07/25/2019 10:39 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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