#VU151 SNMP community string disclosure vulnerability in Cisco ASR 5000 Series Routers in Cisco ASR 5000 Series - CVE-2016-1452
Published: July 14, 2016 / Updated: July 18, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU151
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1452
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco ASR 5000 Series
Cisco ASR 5000 Series
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain an SNMP password on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the configured SNMP community string is not confidential. A remote unauthenticated attacker can obtain the SNMP read-write community string on the target system by sending a specially crafted SNMP query to view the read-write SNMP community string on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in disclosure of authentication information.
The vulnerability exists due to the configured SNMP community string is not confidential. A remote unauthenticated attacker can obtain the SNMP read-write community string on the target system by sending a specially crafted SNMP query to view the read-write SNMP community string on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in disclosure of authentication information.
Remediation
Putch for this vulnerability is avaliable through the Cisco Bug Search Tool.