SB2018081403 - Information disclosure in IKEv1 implementation in Cisco IOS



SB2018081403 - Information disclosure in IKEv1 implementation in Cisco IOS

Published: August 14, 2018 Updated: January 10, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2018081403
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0131)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to error in IKEv1 implementation that allows an attacker to launch Bleichenbacher style attacks against RSA encrypted nonces. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a MitM (man-in-the-middle) attack and decrypt data transferred over IKEv1 channel.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.