CVE-2009-0637 describes a critical vulnerability in Cisco IOS versions 12.2 through 12.4, specifically affecting the SCP server when Role-Based CLI Access is enabled. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with an attached CLI view to bypass configured access restrictions, enabling them to read or overwrite arbitrary files on the system via SCP commands. With a CVSS score of 7.1, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring authentication and having high access complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2bcCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2bc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2bwCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2bw:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2bxCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2bx:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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