CVE-2019-1762 Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Medium 4.4 Published 28 Mar 2019 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An authenticated local attacker can retrieve sensitive keying materials from memory due to improper encryption operations in Cisco IOS and IOS XE.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-1762?

CVE-2019-1762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 28 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the Secure Storage feature of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access sensitive system information on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper memory operations performed at encryption time, when affected software handles configuration updates. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by retrieving the contents of specific memory locations of an affected device. A successful exploit could result in the disclosure of keying materials that are part of the device configuration, which can be used to recover critical system information.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1762?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Ios, Cisco Ios Xe.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1762?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1762 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-1762 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1762 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-7c6r-qvm7-wmx5.