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CVE-2015-0607

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.3)—

The Authentication Proxy feature in Cisco IOS does not properly handle invalid AAA return codes from RADIUS and TACACS+ servers, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication in opportunistic circumstances via a connection attempt that triggers an invalid code, as demonstrated by a connection attempt with a blank password, aka Bug IDs CSCuo09400 and CSCun16016.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Cisco — IOS

CWEs

References

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