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>> Cisco IOS Secure Copy Authorization Bypass Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Title : Cisco IOS Secure Copy Authorization Bypass Information Disclosure Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2817
CVE ID : CVE-2007-4263
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-08-08
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A vulnerability has been identified in Cisco IOS, which could be exploited by malicious users to bypass security restrictions and gain knowledge of sensitive information. This issue is caused by an unspecified error in the server side of the Secure Copy (SCP) implementation, which may allow any valid but unauthorized user, regardless of privilege level, to retrieve or write to any file on the device's filesystem, including the device's saved configuration.
Note : Devices that are not specifically configured to enable the IOS Secure Copy Server service are not affected by this vulnerability.
Affected Products
Cisco IOS 12.x
Solution
Upgrade to the latest releases :
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20070808-scp.shtml#software
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2817
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20070808-scp.shtml
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Vijay Sarvepalli (University of North Carolina).
ChangeLog
2007-08-08 : Initial release
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