Vulnerabilities > CVE-2011-4667 - Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in Cisco IOS and Nx-Os

047910
CVSS 5.9 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
HIGH
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
high complexity
cisco
CWE-310

Summary

The encryption library in Cisco IOS Software 15.2(1)T, 15.2(1)T1, and 15.2(2)T, Cisco NX-OS in Cisco MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular Switch, Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module, and Cisco MDS 9000 Storage Services Node module before 5.2(6), and Cisco IOS in Cisco VPN Services Port Adaptor for Catalyst 6500 12.2(33)SXI, and 12.2(33)SXJ when IP Security (aka IPSec) is used, allows remote attackers to obtain unencrypted packets from encrypted sessions.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Signature Spoofing by Key Recreation
    An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by exploiting a cryptographic weakness in the signature algorithm or pseudorandom number generation and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.