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Cisco IOS Cluster Management Protocol Telnet Option Handling RCE (cisco-sa-20170317-cmp) (destructive check)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 103783
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Synopsis
The remote device is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.Description
The remote device is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability in the Cluster Management Protocol (CMP) subsystem due to improper handling of CMP-specific Telnet options. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by establishing a Telnet session with malformed CMP-specific telnet options, to execute arbitrary code.Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvd48893. Alternatively, as a workaround, disable the Telnet protocol for incoming connections.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 103783
File Name: cisco-sa-20170317-cmp-dos.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: remote
Family: CISCO
Published: 10/11/2017
Updated: 4/25/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-3881
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 9.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/17/2017
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 4/15/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-3881
BID: 96960