Vulnerability in Cisco Pvc2300

CVE-2015-6358

Multiple Cisco embedded devices use hardcoded X.509 certificates and SSH host keys embedded in the firmware, which allows remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms and conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by leveraging knowledge of these certificates and keys from another installation, aka Bug IDs CSCuw46610, CSCuw46620, CSCuw46637, CSCuw46654, CSCuw46665, CSCuw46672, CSCuw46677, CSCuw46682, CSCuw46705, CSCuw46716, CSCuw46979, CSCuw47005, CSCuw47028, CSCuw47040, CSCuw47048, CSCuw47061, CSCuw90860, CSCuw90869, CSCuw90875, CSCuw90881, CSCuw90899, and CSCuw90913.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.013 (68.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • psirt@cisco.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
  • psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6358?
CVE-2015-6358 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Pvc2300, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2015-6358?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-6358 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.