PT-2011-4360 · Cisco · Cisco Ios+1

Published 2011-09-28 · Updated 2012-05-14 · CVE-2011-3271

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco IOS versions 12.2 through 15.1

Description A vulnerability exists in the Smart Install feature of Cisco IOS Software, allowing an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted TCP packets to port 4786. This issue affects Cisco Catalyst Switches.

Recommendations For Cisco IOS versions 12.2 through 15.1, update to a newer version that addresses this vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the Smart Install feature until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-3271

Affected Products

Cisco Catalyst Switches

Cisco Ios

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3271 · Security Note
• http://cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b95d4f.shtml · Vendor Advisory
• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20110928-smart-install · Vendor Advisory
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=24115 · Note