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Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS Secure Shell Server - Cisco Systems
high Nessus Plugin ID 48983
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
Certain release trains of Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS), when configured to use the IOS Secure Shell (SSH) server in combination with Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus (TACACS+) as a means to perform remote management tasks on IOS devices, may contain two vulnerabilities that can potentially cause IOS devices to exhaust resources and reload. Repeated exploitation of these vulnerabilities can result in a denial of service (DoS) condition. Use of SSH with other authentication methods like Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) and the local user database may also be affected.Solution
Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20050406-ssh.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 48983
File Name: cisco-sa-20050406-sshhttp.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Family: CISCO
Published: 9/1/2010
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/6/2005
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/6/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-1020, CVE-2005-1021