Information disclosure in Cisco iOS
CVE-2014-7992
The DLSw implementation in Cisco IOS does not initialize packet buffers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive credential information from process memory via a session on TCP port 2067, aka Bug ID CSCur14014.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.272 (98.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.272 · newest: 0.272 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031220 (vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-7992 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98724 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71145 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-7992?
- CVE-2014-7992 is a vulnerability in Cisco iOS, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2014-11-18.
- Is CVE-2014-7992 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.