Cisco IOS Autonomic Networking Message privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cisco IOS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Autonomic Networking Message Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0659. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco IOS (Router Operating System) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Autonomic Networking Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Autonomic Networking Infrastructure (ANI) implementation in Cisco IOS allows remote attackers to trigger self-referential adjacencies via a crafted Autonomic Networking (AN) message, aka Bug ID CSCup62157.

The weakness was shared 03/05/2015 as CSCup62157 as confirmed security notice (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-0659 since 01/07/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (101342), SecurityFocus (BID 72966†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031845†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48899†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCup62157
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0659 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0659
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69259
X-Force: 101342 - Cisco IOS AN security bypass
SecurityFocus: 72966
SecurityTracker: 1031845 - Cisco IOS XE ANI Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Add Invalid Device Entries
Vulnerability Center: 48899 - Cisco IOS Remote Privileges Escalation via a Crafted Autonomic Networking (AN) Message, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/06/2015 09:56
Updated: 06/22/2017 09:15
Changes: 03/06/2015 09:56 (42), 06/22/2017 09:15 (23)
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