CVE-2009-2863

Description

Race condition in the Firewall Authentication Proxy feature in Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, or bypass the consent web page, via a crafted request, aka Bug ID CSCsy15227.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36491 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022935 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53453 vdb entry
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=18882 vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/58340 vdb entry
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080af8132.shtml vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2863?
CVE-2009-2863 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2863?
To fix CVE-2009-2863, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2863 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-2863 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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