CVE-2015-6280 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass SSH authentication and gain login access by exploiting improper RSA key validation in Cisco IOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-6280?
CVE-2015-6280 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 28 Sep 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SSHv2 functionality in Cisco IOS 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, and 15.5 and IOS XE 3.6E before 3.6.3E, 3.7E before 3.7.1E, 3.10S before 3.10.6S, 3.11S before 3.11.4S, 3.12S before 3.12.3S, 3.13S before 3.13.3S, and 3.14S before 3.14.1S does not properly implement RSA authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain login access by leveraging knowledge of a username and the associated public key, aka Bug ID CSCus73013.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6280?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Ios, Cisco Ios Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6280?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6280 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-2015-6280 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6280 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-gm2f-vjp3-xm46.