Unsupported Cisco Operating System

critical Nessus Plugin ID 72582

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Synopsis

The remote host is running an obsolete operating system.

Description

According to its version, the remote Cisco operating system is obsolete and is no longer supported.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it is likely to contain security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Upgrade to a Cisco operating system that is currently supported.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 72582

File Name: unsupported_cisco_operating_system.nasl

Version: 1.40

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 2/19/2014

Updated: 2/9/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Unsupported os

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco

Required KB Items: Host/OS

Reference Information

IAVA: 0001-A-0609

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