Cisco IOS and IOS XE Insecure Password Hash Weakness

BID:58557

Info

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Insecure Password Hash Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 58557
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 18 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 18 2013 12:00AM
Credit: Philipp Schmidt and Jens Steube
Vulnerable: Cisco IOS 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Insecure Password Hash Weakness

Cisco IOS and IOS XE are prone to an insecure password-hash weakness.

Attackers can exploit this issue to perform brute-force attacks and obtain passwords to gain unauthorized access. This may aid in other attacks

Exploit / POC

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Insecure Password Hash Weakness

An attacker may use various widely available tools to brute-force passwords.

Solution / Fix

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Insecure Password Hash Weakness

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Insecure Password Hash Weakness

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