CVE-2009-1155 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication and establish VPN sessions on Cisco ASA devices when a specific AAA override configuration is enabled.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2009-1155?

CVE-2009-1155 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 Series and PIX Security Appliances 7.1(1) through 7.1(2)82, 7.2 before 7.2(4)27, 8.0 before 8.0(4)25, and 8.1 before 8.1(2)15, when AAA override-account-disable is entered in a general-attributes field, allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and establish a VPN session to an ASA device via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1155?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance 5500, Cisco Pix.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1155?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1155 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2009-1155 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1155 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r97x-ww76-jhf3.

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