17644 : Cisco IOS AAA RADIUS Long Username Authentication Bypass
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Disclosure

Jun 29, 2005

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Cisco IOS's RADIUS server contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to bypass authorization and accounting. The issue is triggered when no fallback method of AAA is configured and a long username is submitted. It is possible that the flaw may allow unauthorized users to authenticate, resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Authentication Management, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Rumored / Private
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Technical

A system configured for RADIUS authentication and none fallback method, or for RADIUS authentication and local and none fallback methods, will have lines in their running configuration that look like this:

aaa authentication login xxxxxx group radius none
aaa authentication ppp xxxxxx group radius none
aaa authentication login xxxxxx group radius local none
aaa authentication ppp xxxxxx group radius local none

These are the affected systems.

Solution

Upgrade to the version appropriate for your installation, as outlined in the vulnerable version matrix provided by Cisco. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Cisco Systems, Inc.
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IOS
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12.3
12.3B
12.3T
12.2B
12.2BC
12.2T
12.2XB
12.2XD
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12.2XF
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12.2XH
12.2XI
12.2XJ
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12.2XL
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12.2YA
12.2YB
12.2YC
12.2YD
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12.2YH
12.3Xx
12.2EW
12.2EWA
12.2SE
12.2SXD
12.3XD
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12.3XI
12.3XJ
12.3XK
12.3XL
12.3XM
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12.3XR
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12.3XU
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12.3XY
12.3YA
12.3YD
12.3YF
12.3YG
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12.3YJ
12.3YK
12.2BX
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12.2CX
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12.2JK
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12.2YL
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12.3BC
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12.3XA
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12.2MB
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12.3JA
12.3YN
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12.2ZO
12.2EZ
12.2SXE
12.3YS
12.4
12.2MX
12.2(2)XR
12.2(4)XR
12.2(15)XR
12.3YB
12.3YL
12.3YR

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