Description
The server IKEv1 implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.6, IOS XE through 3.18S, IOS XR 4.3.x and 5.0.x through 5.2.x, and PIX before 7.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from device memory via a Security Association (SA) negotiation request, aka Bug IDs CSCvb29204 and CSCvb36055 or BENIGNCERTAIN.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Cisco IKE Information Disclosure
auxiliary/scanner/ike/cisco_ike_benigncertain
Exploit-DB 1
- Cisco IOS 12.2 < 12.4 / 15.0 < 15.6 - Security Association Negotiation Request Device Memory EDB-43383 · remote · Mar 17, 2017
GitHub 1 repository
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3ndG4me/CVE-2016-6415-BenignCertain-Monitor ★ 11 · Nov 4, 2020
Re-implementation of VirtueSecurity's benigncertain-monitor
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1036841 vdb-entry
- 20160916 IKEv1 Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Multiple Cisco Products vendor-advisory
- 93003 vdb-entry