Information disclosure in Cisco iOS

CVE-2017-12289

A vulnerability in conditional, verbose debug logging for the IPsec feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to display sensitive IPsec information in the system log file. The vulnerability is due to incorrect implementation of IPsec conditional, verbose debug logging that causes sensitive information to be written to the log file. This information should be restricted. An attacker who has valid administrative credentials could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and enabling conditional, verbose debug logging for IPsec and viewing the log file. An exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information related to the IPsec configuration. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf12081.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.004 (29.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Cisco Ios
  • N/a Cisco Ios Xe — versions Cisco IOS XE

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12289?
CVE-2017-12289 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2017-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-12289?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.