Cisco IOS up to 12.x Cache cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Cisco IOS up to 12.x. This affects an unknown part of the component Cache. Such manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-4685. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS up to 12.x (Router Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Cache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Cisco IOS before 15.0(1)XA1 does not clear the public key cache upon a change to a certificate map, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass a certificate ban by connecting with a banned certificate that had previously been valid, aka Bug ID CSCta79031.

The weakness was published 01/07/2011 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-4685. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43207 (Cisco IOS Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 12.1%2820%29ew4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (64586), SecurityFocus (BID 45769†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29056†). Similar entries are available at VDB-55972, VDB-55971, VDB-55969 and VDB-55968. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IOS 12.1%2820%29ew4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: Cisco
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-4685 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4685
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55970
X-Force: 64586
SecurityFocus: 45769 - Cisco IOS Denial of Service and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 29056 - Cisco IOS Prior to 15.0(1)XA1 Remote Certificate Bypass Vulnerability via Banned Certificate, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 10/11/2021 09:09
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (53), 03/13/2017 09:42 (10), 10/11/2021 09:09 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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