CVE-2014-7992 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The DLSw implementation in Cisco IOS does not initialize packet buffers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive credential information from process memory via a session on TCP port 2067, aka Bug ID CSCur14014.

Published: 2014-11-18

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 60.8% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.60801.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-7992
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=36453
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71145
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031220
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98724

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Ios

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2014-11-18T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:03:27.673Z

Reserved: 2014-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-7992

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-11-18T01:59:07.217

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-7992

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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