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Cisco IOS XE Software Information Disclosure Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20190327-info)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 127099
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS XE Software is affected by an unspecified vulnerability in the Secure Storage feature of Cisco IOS XE that allows an authenticated, local attacker to access sensitive system information on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper memory operations performed at encryption time, when affected software handles configuration updates. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by retrieving the contents of specific memory locations of an affected device.A successful exploit could result in the disclosure of keying materials that are part of the device configuration, which can be used to recover critical system information. (CVE-2019-1762)
Please see the included Cisco BID and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvi66418.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 127099
File Name: cisco-sa-20190327-info-iosxe.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 7/29/2019
Updated: 5/3/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1762
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.4
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS-XE/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-1762
BID: 107594