9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2015-6280
Cisco SSHv2 RSA Authentication Weakness
Description

The SSHv2 functionality in Cisco IOS 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, and 15.5 and IOS XE 3.6E before 3.6.3E, 3.7E before 3.7.1E, 3.10S before 3.10.6S, 3.11S before 3.11.4S, 3.12S before 3.12.3S, 3.13S before 3.13.3S, and 3.14S before 3.14.1S does not properly implement RSA authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain login access by leveraging knowledge of a username and the associated public key, aka Bug ID CSCus73013.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 28, 2015, 2:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 4, 2017, 7:33 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-6280 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco ios_xe
2 Cisco ios
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-6280.

URL Resource
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-sshpk Vendor Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-sshpk/cvrf/cisco-sa-20150923-sshpk_cvrf.xml Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033646 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-6280 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033646 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033646 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033646 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3\(3\)s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(2\)e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(2\)s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(2\)t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(1\)sy:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3\(3\)m1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3\(3\)m2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3\(3\)m3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3\(3\)m5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(3\)m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3\(3\)s1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3\(3\)s2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3\(3\)s3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(3\)s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3\(3\)s4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3\(3\)m4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)cg:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)t3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.5\(1\)s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3\(3\)s1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3\(3\)s5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)s1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.5\(1\)t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(3\)e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)s2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(2\)s1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)cg1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(2\)cg:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(2\)e1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(2\)t1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(1\)s3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(3\)s1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(3\)m1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(2\)t2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(3\)m2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(2\)s2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.4\(3\)s2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(2\)e2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(2a\)e1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(2a\)e2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(3a\)e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(2\)ea1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(3\)ea:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2\(1\)sy0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10s.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10s.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10s.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10s.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11s.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.12s.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11s.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.13s.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10s.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10s.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11s.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10s.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11s.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.12s.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.12s.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.6e.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.6e.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.13s.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.13s.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.14s.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.7e.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10s.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.6e.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.6e.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.6e.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.6e.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-sshpk No Types Assigned http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-sshpk Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-sshpk/cvrf/cisco-sa-20150923-sshpk_cvrf.xml No Types Assigned http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150923-sshpk/cvrf/cisco-sa-20150923-sshpk_cvrf.xml Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-287
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-6280 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.45 }} 0.00%

score

0.71060

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability