Multiple Cisco products IOS FTP server unauthorized access

cisco-ios-ftp-unauthorized-access (34197) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Multiple Cisco devices running IOS could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system, caused by a vulnerability regarding improper authentication by the FTP server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the IOS FTP server to gain unauthorized access to the filesystem and possibly gain complete control of a vulnerable device.

Platforms Affected:

  • Cisco, IOS 12.0
  • Cisco, IOS 12.0T
  • Cisco, IOS 12.0WC
  • Cisco, IOS 12.0XC
  • Cisco, IOS 12.0XK
  • Cisco, IOS 12.1
  • Cisco, IOS 12.1T
  • Cisco, IOS 12.1XM
  • Cisco, IOS 12.2
  • Cisco, IOS 12.2T
  • Cisco, IOS 12.2XA
  • Cisco, IOS 12.2XG
  • Cisco, IOS 12.2ZF
  • Cisco, IOS 12.2ZH
  • Cisco, IOS 12.2ZJ
  • Cisco, IOS 12.2ZL
  • Cisco, IOS 12.2ZN
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3B
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3T
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3TPC
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3XA
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3XC
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3XD
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3XE
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3XF
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3XG
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3XH
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3XK
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3XQ
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3XR
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3XS
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3XX
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3YA
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3YD
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3YG
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3YH
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3YI
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3YK
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3YM
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3YS
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3YT
  • Cisco, IOS 12.3YZ
  • Cisco, IOS 12.4SW
  • Cisco, IOS 12.4T
  • Cisco, IOS 12.4XA
  • Cisco, IOS 12.4XC
  • Cisco, IOS 12.4XD
  • Cisco, IOS 12.4XE

Remedy:

Refer to cisco-sa-20070509-iosftp for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • cisco-sa-20070509-iosftp, Cisco Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in the IOS FTP Server at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20070509-iosftp.shtml .
  • BID-23885: Cisco IOS FTP Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2007-2586: The IOS FTP Server in Cisco IOS 11.3 through 12.4 does not properly check user authorization, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code and read and write arbitrary files, as demonstrated by reading startup-config, aka bug ID CSCek55259.
  • OSVDB ID: 35334: Cisco IOS FTP Server Unspecified File Manipulation
  • SA25199: Cisco IOS FTP Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018030: Cisco IOS FTP Server Lets Remote Users Read and Write Files and Denial of Service
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-1749: Cisco IOS FTP Server Feature Unauthorized Access and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Reported:

May 09, 2007

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