Auth bypass in Cisco iOS Xe
CVE-2013-6979
The VTY authentication implementation in Cisco IOS XE 03.02.xxSE and 03.03.xxSE incorrectly relies on the Linux-IOS internal-network configuration, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging access to a 192.168.x.2 source IP address, aka Bug ID CSCuj90227.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.036 (88.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Cisco Ios_xe
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)