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CVE-2006-4950

10.0 · HIGH

Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4 before 20060920, as used by Cisco IAD2430, IAD2431, and IAD2432 Integrated Access Devices, the VG224 Analog Phone Gateway, and the MWR 1900 and 1941 Mobile Wireless Edge…

Published Sep 23, 2006ciscoEPSS 5.86%

Overview

CVE-2006-4950 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cisco ios. It was published on September 23, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4 before 20060920, as used by Cisco IAD2430, IAD2431, and IAD2432 Integrated Access Devices, the VG224 Analog Phone Gateway, and the MWR 1900 and 1941 Mobile Wireless Edge Routers, is incorrectly identified as supporting DOCSIS, which allows remote attackers to gain read-write access via a hard-coded cable-docsis community string and read or modify arbitrary SNMP variables.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update ios to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
ciscoios0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/21974Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1016899Refwww.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060920-docsis.shtmlRefwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/123140Refwww.osvdb.org/29034Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/20125Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3722Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29054Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5665Refsecunia.com/advisories/21974

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-4950?

CVE-2006-4950 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cisco ios. It was published on September 23, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2006-4950?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-4950?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update ios to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-4950?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-4950 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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