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CVE-2020-3524

Cisco IOS XE ROM Monitor Software Vulnerability

Severity Score

6.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS XE ROM Monitor (ROMMON) Software for Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers, Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Routers, Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers, and Cisco cBR-8 Converged Broadband Routers could allow an unauthenticated, physical attacker to break the chain of trust and load a compromised software image on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the presence of a debugging configuration option in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an affected device through the console, forcing the device into ROMMON mode, and writing a malicious pattern using that specific option on the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to break the chain of trust and load a compromised software image on the affected device. A compromised software image is any software image that has not been digitally signed by Cisco.

Una vulnerabilidad en Cisco IOS XE ROM Monitor (ROMMON) Software para Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers, Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Routers, Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers, y Cisco cBR-8 Converged Broadband Routers, podría permitir a un atacante físico no autenticado romper la cadena de confianza y cargar una imagen de software comprometida en un dispositivo afectado. La vulnerabilidad es debido a la presencia de una opción de configuración de depuración en el software afectado. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad mediante la conexión de un dispositivo afectado a mediante la consola, forzando el dispositivo al modo ROMMON y escribiendo un patrón malicioso usando esa opción específica en el dispositivo. Una explotación con éxito podría permitir al atacante romper la cadena de confianza y cargar una imagen de software comprometida en el dispositivo afectado.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-12-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-09-24 CVE Published
  • 2023-06-10 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-13 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 16.2\(1r\)
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in Cisco
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4221 Integrated Services Router
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 16.2\(1r\)
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in Cisco
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4331 Integrated Services Router
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 16.2\(1r\)
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4431 Integrated Services Router
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 16.2\(1r\)
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in Cisco
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4461 Integrated Services Router
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 15.6\(18r\)
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in Cisco
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Asr-920-10sz-pd
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 15.6\(18r\)
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Asr-920-12cz-a
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 15.6\(18r\)
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Asr-920-12cz-d
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 15.6\(18r\)
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Asr-920-12sz-a
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 15.6\(18r\)
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Asr-920-12sz-d
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 15.6\(18r\)
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Asr-920-20sz-m
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 15.6\(18r\)
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Asr-920-24sz-im
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 15.6\(18r\)
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Asr-920-24sz-m
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 15.6\(18r\)
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Asr-920-24tz-m
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 15.6\(18r\)
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Asr-920-4sz-a
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 15.6\(18r\)
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Asr-920-4sz-d
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 15.6\(18r\)
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Asr 920u-12sz-im
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 16.2\(1r\)
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Asr 1000-x
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 16.2\(1r\)
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Asr 1001
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 16.2\(1r\)
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Asr 1001-x
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 16.2\(1r\)
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Asr 1002
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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Asr 1002-x
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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Asr 1004
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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Asr 1006
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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Asr 1013
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Cisco
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Ios Xe Rom Monitor
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< 16.4\(1r\)s
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Cbr8
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