Cisco IOS Network Service information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Cisco IOS. This affects an unknown part of the component Network Service. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-5550. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS (Router Operating System) (unknown version). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Network Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco IOS allows remote attackers to obtain the IOS version via unspecified vectors involving a "common network service", aka PSIRT-1255024833. NOTE: as of 20071016, the only disclosure is a vague pre-advisory with no actionable information. However, since it is from a well-known researcher, it is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.

The weakness was presented 10/18/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at irmplc.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5550 since 10/18/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/29/2021). This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17777 (Cisco IOS Common Network Service Remote Version Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO.

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 (37439), Tenable (17777) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34737†). See VDB-39348, VDB-39347, VDB-39346 and VDB-39345 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 17777
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS Common Network Service Remote Version Disclosure
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01/10/2012 +1545 days 🔍
03/28/2012 +78 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +1083 days 🔍
07/29/2021 +2327 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: irmplc.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-5550 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5550
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39338
X-Force: 37439
Vulnerability Center: 34737 - Cisco IOS Unspecified Remote Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/29/2021 13:17
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (53), 04/10/2017 12:13 (7), 07/29/2021 13:17 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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