A vulnerability in the boot process of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to bypass Cisco IOS XR image signature verification and load unverified software on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have root-system privileges on the affected device.
This vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of files in the boot verification process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating the system configuration options to bypass some of the integrity checks that are performed during the boot process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to control the boot configuration, which could enable them to bypass the requirement to run Cisco-signed images or alter the security properties of the running system.
Note: Because exploitation of this vulnerability could result in the attacker bypassing Cisco image verification, Cisco has raised the Security Impact Rating (SIR) of this advisory from Medium to High.
CVSS Score
6.7
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-03-12
A vulnerability in the GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) for Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the device to view sensitive files on the console using the GRUB bootloader command line. This vulnerability is due to the inclusion of unnecessary commands within the GRUB environment that allow sensitive files to be viewed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by being connected to the console port of the Cisco IOS XR device when the device is power-cycled. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view sensitive files that could be used to conduct additional attacks against the device.
CVSS Score
4.6
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2023-03-09
A vulnerability in the Topology Discovery Service of Cisco One Platform Kit (onePK) in Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, Cisco IOS XR Software, and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient length restrictions when the onePK Topology Discovery Service parses Cisco Discovery Protocol messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious Cisco Discovery Protocol message to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a stack overflow, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges, or to cause a process crash, which could result in a reload of the device and cause a DoS condition.
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2020-06-03
The SNMPv2 implementation in Cisco IOS XR allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (snmpd daemon reload) via a malformed SNMP packet, aka Bug ID CSCur25858.
CVSS Score
4.0
EPSS Score
0.004
Published
2015-03-06
Cisco IOS XR allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (RSVP process reload) via a malformed RSVP packet, aka Bug ID CSCur69192.
CVSS Score
5.0
EPSS Score
0.005
Published
2015-03-06
Cisco IOS XR allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (RSVP process reload) via a malformed RSVP packet, aka Bug ID CSCub63710.
CVSS Score
5.0
EPSS Score
0.005
Published
2014-12-18
Cisco IOS XR allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (LISP process reload) by establishing many LISP TCP sessions, aka Bug ID CSCuq90378.
CVSS Score
5.0
EPSS Score
0.005
Published
2014-11-25
Cisco IOS XR on ASR 9000 devices does not properly use compression for port-range and address-range encoding, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended Typhoon line-card ACL restrictions via transit traffic, aka Bug ID CSCup30133.
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2014-10-05
The CLI in Cisco IOS XR allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified commands, aka Bug IDs CSCuq42336, CSCuq76853, CSCuq76873, and CSCuq45383.
CVSS Score
4.0
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2014-09-12
Cisco IOS XR on Trident line cards in ASR 9000 devices lacks a static punt policer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted packets, aka Bug ID CSCun83985.
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.01
Published
2014-07-07
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