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Cisco IOS-XR: CVE-2019-15998: Cisco IOS XR Software NETCONF Over Secure Shell ACL Bypass Vulnerability

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Cisco IOS-XR: CVE-2019-15998: Cisco IOS XR Software NETCONF Over Secure Shell ACL Bypass Vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
11/20/2019
Created
05/29/2021
Added
05/19/2021
Modified
03/03/2023

Description

A vulnerability in the access-control logic of the NETCONF over Secure Shell (SSH) of Cisco IOS XR Software may allow connections despite an access control list (ACL) that is configured to deny access to the NETCONF over SSH of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a missing check in the NETCONF over SSH access control list (ACL). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an affected device using NETCONF over SSH. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to connect to the device on the NETCONF port. Valid credentials are required to access the device. This vulnerability does not affect connections to the default SSH process on the device.

Solution(s)

  • update-xros

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