Unscored severity · published Sep 28, 2015
CVE-2015-6280
The SSHv2 functionality in Cisco IOS 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, and 15.5 and IOS XE 3.6E before 3.6.3E, 3.7E before 3.7.1E, 3.10S before 3.10.6S, 3.11S before 3.11.4S, 3.12S before…
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CVSS
4.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The SSHv2 functionality in Cisco IOS 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, and 15.5 and IOS XE 3.6E before 3.6.3E, 3.7E before 3.7.1E, 3.10S before 3.10.6S, 3.11S before 3.11.4S, 3.12S before 3.12.3S, 3.13S before 3.13.3S, and 3.14S before 3.14.1S does not properly implement RSA authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain login access by leveraging knowledge of a username and the associated public key, aka Bug ID CSCus73013.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.4% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IX
IOS XE · Cisco
3.6e.0; 3.6e.0a; 3.6e.0b; 3.6e.1; 3.6e.2; 3.6e.2a; +20 more · source: NVD
IO
Ios · Cisco
15.2(1)sy; 15.2(1)sy0a; 15.2(2)e; 15.2(2)e1; 15.2(2)e2; 15.2(2)ea1; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6280
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6280
Vendor Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-sshpk
Vendor Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-sshpk/cvrf/cisco-sa-20150923-sshpk_cvrf.xml
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033646
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