Cisco IOS up to 15.2 on Catalyst Network Mobility Services Protocol information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Cisco IOS up to 15.2 on Catalyst. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Network Mobility Services Protocol. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-1378. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS up to 15.2 on Catalyst (Router Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Network Mobility Services Protocol. 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:

Cisco IOS before 15.2(2)E1 on Catalyst switches allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive software-version information via a request to the Network Mobility Services Protocol (NMSP) port, aka Bug ID CSCum62591.

The weakness was presented 04/14/2016 as CSCum62591 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1378 since 01/04/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90766 (Cisco Catalyst Switches NMSP Port Information Disclosure Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20160413-nms)), 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 r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316001 (Cisco IOS Network Mobility Services Protocol Port Information Disclosure Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20160413-nms)).

Upgrading to version 15.2(2)E1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (90766), SecurityFocus (BID 86033†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-58217†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 90766
Nessus Name: Cisco Catalyst Switches NMSP Port Information Disclosure Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20160413-nms)
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OpenVAS ID: 103403
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Catalyst Switches Network Mobility Services Protocol Port Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IOS 15.2(2)E1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCum62591
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-1378 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1378
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82328

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SecurityFocus: 86033 - Cisco Catalyst Switches CVE-2016-1378 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035566
Vulnerability Center: 58217 - [cisco-sa-20160413-nms] Cisco IOS on Catalyst Switches Remote Information Disclosure via Request to NMSP Port, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2016 09:58
Updated: 07/24/2022 11:52
Changes: 04/14/2016 09:58 (76), 02/04/2019 16:28 (12), 07/24/2022 11:52 (3)
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