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300+ Cisco switches affected by critical bug found in Vault 7 data dump (Help Net Security)
2017-03-20 14:48

While combing through WikiLeaks’ Vault 7 data dump, Cisco has unearthed a critical vulnerability affecting 300+ of its switches and one gateway that could be exploited to take over the devices. The vulnerability The flaw is present in the Cisco Cluster Management Protocol (CMP) processing code in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software. “The vulnerability is due to the combination of two factors: the failure to restrict the use of CMP-specific Telnet options only … More →


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