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CVE-2000-0945: Cisco Catalyst 3500 Xl: Command injection

CVE-2000-0945 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Cisco Catalyst 3500 Xl. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

The web configuration interface for Catalyst 3500 XL switches allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands without authentication when the enable password is not set, via a URL containing the /exec/ directory.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

• Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
• Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
• Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
• Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
• Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
• Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

• Cisco Catalyst 3500 Xl: all versions listed by NVD

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1846
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0380.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0194.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/444
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5415