Vulnerability in Cisco iOS (CVE-2011-4667)
Summary
Vulnerability in Cisco iOS (CVE-2011-4667). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The encryption library in Cisco IOS Software 15.2(1)T, 15.2(1)T1, and 15.2(2)T, Cisco NX-OS in Cisco MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular Switch, Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module, and Cisco MDS 9000 Storage Services Node module before 5.2(6), and Cisco IOS in Cisco VPN Services Port Adaptor for Catalyst 6500 12.2(33)SXI, and 12.2(33)SXJ when IP Security (aka IPSec) is used, allows remote attackers to obtain unencrypted packets from encrypted sessions.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2011-4667 has been found in Cisco iOS.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 5.9/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Cisco iOS CVE-2011-4667" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2011-4667 (Cisco iOS) — CWE-310 / CVSS v3 5.9
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-310) exists in Cisco iOS.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Cisco iOS.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.9/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'iOS' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'iOS' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
iOSを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch tools.cisco.com
- patch cisco.com