CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-1398

Active Debug Code

Published: Mar 24, 2021 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
6.8
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability in the boot logic of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with level 15 privileges or an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to execute arbitrary code on the underlying Linux operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to incorrect validations of specific function arguments that are passed to the boot script. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tampering with a specific file, which an affected device would process during the initial boot process. On systems that are protected by the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) secure boot feature, a successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute unsigned code at boot time and bypass the image verification check in the secure boot process of the affected device.

Weakness

The product is deployed to unauthorized actors with debugging code still enabled or active, which can create unintended entry points or expose sensitive information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Ios_xe Cisco 3.7.0bs (including) 3.7.0bs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.7.0s (including) 3.7.0s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.7.0xas (including) 3.7.0xas (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.7.0xbs (including) 3.7.0xbs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.7.1as (including) 3.7.1as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.7.1s (including) 3.7.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.7.2s (including) 3.7.2s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.7.2ts (including) 3.7.2ts (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.7.3s (including) 3.7.3s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.7.4as (including) 3.7.4as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.7.4s (including) 3.7.4s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.7.5s (including) 3.7.5s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.7.6s (including) 3.7.6s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.7.7s (including) 3.7.7s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.7.8s (including) 3.7.8s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.8.0s (including) 3.8.0s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.8.1s (including) 3.8.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.8.2s (including) 3.8.2s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.9.0as (including) 3.9.0as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.9.0s (including) 3.9.0s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.9.0xas (including) 3.9.0xas (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.9.1as (including) 3.9.1as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.9.1s (including) 3.9.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.9.2s (including) 3.9.2s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.0s (including) 3.10.0s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.1s (including) 3.10.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.1xbs (including) 3.10.1xbs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.1xcs (including) 3.10.1xcs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.2as (including) 3.10.2as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.2s (including) 3.10.2s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.2ts (including) 3.10.2ts (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.3s (including) 3.10.3s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.4s (including) 3.10.4s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.5s (including) 3.10.5s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.6s (including) 3.10.6s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.7s (including) 3.10.7s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.8as (including) 3.10.8as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.8s (including) 3.10.8s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.9s (including) 3.10.9s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.10.10s (including) 3.10.10s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.11.0s (including) 3.11.0s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.11.1s (including) 3.11.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.11.2s (including) 3.11.2s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.11.3s (including) 3.11.3s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.11.4s (including) 3.11.4s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.12.0as (including) 3.12.0as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.12.0s (including) 3.12.0s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.12.1s (including) 3.12.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.12.2s (including) 3.12.2s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.12.3s (including) 3.12.3s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.12.4s (including) 3.12.4s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.0as (including) 3.13.0as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.0s (including) 3.13.0s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.1s (including) 3.13.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.2as (including) 3.13.2as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.2s (including) 3.13.2s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.3s (including) 3.13.3s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.4s (including) 3.13.4s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.5as (including) 3.13.5as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.5s (including) 3.13.5s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.6as (including) 3.13.6as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.6bs (including) 3.13.6bs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.6s (including) 3.13.6s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.7as (including) 3.13.7as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.7s (including) 3.13.7s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.8s (including) 3.13.8s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.9s (including) 3.13.9s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.13.10s (including) 3.13.10s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.14.0s (including) 3.14.0s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.14.1s (including) 3.14.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.14.2s (including) 3.14.2s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.14.3s (including) 3.14.3s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.14.4s (including) 3.14.4s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.15.0s (including) 3.15.0s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.15.1cs (including) 3.15.1cs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.15.1s (including) 3.15.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.15.1xbs (including) 3.15.1xbs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.15.2s (including) 3.15.2s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.15.2xbs (including) 3.15.2xbs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.15.3s (including) 3.15.3s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.15.4s (including) 3.15.4s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.0as (including) 3.16.0as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.0bs (including) 3.16.0bs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.0cs (including) 3.16.0cs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.0s (including) 3.16.0s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.1as (including) 3.16.1as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.1s (including) 3.16.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.2as (including) 3.16.2as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.2bs (including) 3.16.2bs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.2s (including) 3.16.2s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.3as (including) 3.16.3as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.3s (including) 3.16.3s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.4as (including) 3.16.4as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.4bs (including) 3.16.4bs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.4cs (including) 3.16.4cs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.4ds (including) 3.16.4ds (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.4es (including) 3.16.4es (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.4gs (including) 3.16.4gs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.4s (including) 3.16.4s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.5as (including) 3.16.5as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.5bs (including) 3.16.5bs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.5s (including) 3.16.5s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.6bs (including) 3.16.6bs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.6s (including) 3.16.6s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.7as (including) 3.16.7as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.7bs (including) 3.16.7bs (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.7s (including) 3.16.7s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.8s (including) 3.16.8s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.9s (including) 3.16.9s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.10as (including) 3.16.10as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.16.10s (including) 3.16.10s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.17.0s (including) 3.17.0s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.17.1as (including) 3.17.1as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.17.1s (including) 3.17.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.17.2s (including) 3.17.2s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.17.3s (including) 3.17.3s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.17.4s (including) 3.17.4s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.0as (including) 3.18.0as (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.0s (including) 3.18.0s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.0sp (including) 3.18.0sp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.1asp (including) 3.18.1asp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.1bsp (including) 3.18.1bsp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.1csp (including) 3.18.1csp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.1gsp (including) 3.18.1gsp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.1hsp (including) 3.18.1hsp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.1isp (including) 3.18.1isp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.1s (including) 3.18.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.1sp (including) 3.18.1sp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.2asp (including) 3.18.2asp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.2s (including) 3.18.2s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.2sp (including) 3.18.2sp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.3asp (including) 3.18.3asp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.3bsp (including) 3.18.3bsp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.3s (including) 3.18.3s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.3sp (including) 3.18.3sp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.4s (including) 3.18.4s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.4sp (including) 3.18.4sp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.5sp (including) 3.18.5sp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.6sp (including) 3.18.6sp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.7sp (including) 3.18.7sp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.8asp (including) 3.18.8asp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 3.18.8sp (including) 3.18.8sp (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.1.1 (including) 16.1.1 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.1.2 (including) 16.1.2 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.1.3 (including) 16.1.3 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.2.1 (including) 16.2.1 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.2.2 (including) 16.2.2 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.3.1 (including) 16.3.1 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.3.1a (including) 16.3.1a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.3.2 (including) 16.3.2 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.3.3 (including) 16.3.3 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.3.4 (including) 16.3.4 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.3.5 (including) 16.3.5 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.3.5b (including) 16.3.5b (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.3.6 (including) 16.3.6 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.3.7 (including) 16.3.7 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.3.8 (including) 16.3.8 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.3.9 (including) 16.3.9 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.3.10 (including) 16.3.10 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.4.1 (including) 16.4.1 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.4.2 (including) 16.4.2 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.4.3 (including) 16.4.3 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.5.1 (including) 16.5.1 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.5.1a (including) 16.5.1a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.5.1b (including) 16.5.1b (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.5.2 (including) 16.5.2 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.5.3 (including) 16.5.3 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.6.1 (including) 16.6.1 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.6.2 (including) 16.6.2 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.6.3 (including) 16.6.3 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.6.4 (including) 16.6.4 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.6.4a (including) 16.6.4a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.6.4s (including) 16.6.4s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.6.5 (including) 16.6.5 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.6.5a (including) 16.6.5a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.6.5b (including) 16.6.5b (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.6.6 (including) 16.6.6 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.6.7 (including) 16.6.7 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.6.7a (including) 16.6.7a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.6.8 (including) 16.6.8 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.7.1 (including) 16.7.1 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.7.1a (including) 16.7.1a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.7.1b (including) 16.7.1b (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.7.2 (including) 16.7.2 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.7.3 (including) 16.7.3 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.7.4 (including) 16.7.4 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.8.1 (including) 16.8.1 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.8.1a (including) 16.8.1a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.8.1b (including) 16.8.1b (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.8.1c (including) 16.8.1c (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.8.1d (including) 16.8.1d (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.8.1e (including) 16.8.1e (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.8.1s (including) 16.8.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.8.2 (including) 16.8.2 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.8.3 (including) 16.8.3 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.1 (including) 16.9.1 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.1a (including) 16.9.1a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.1b (including) 16.9.1b (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.1c (including) 16.9.1c (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.1d (including) 16.9.1d (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.1s (including) 16.9.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.2 (including) 16.9.2 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.2a (including) 16.9.2a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.2s (including) 16.9.2s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.3 (including) 16.9.3 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.3a (including) 16.9.3a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.3h (including) 16.9.3h (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.3s (including) 16.9.3s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.4 (including) 16.9.4 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.4c (including) 16.9.4c (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.5 (including) 16.9.5 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.9.5f (including) 16.9.5f (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.10.1 (including) 16.10.1 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.10.1a (including) 16.10.1a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.10.1b (including) 16.10.1b (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.10.1c (including) 16.10.1c (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.10.1d (including) 16.10.1d (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.10.1e (including) 16.10.1e (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.10.1f (including) 16.10.1f (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.10.1g (including) 16.10.1g (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.10.1s (including) 16.10.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.10.2 (including) 16.10.2 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.10.3 (including) 16.10.3 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.11.1 (including) 16.11.1 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.11.1a (including) 16.11.1a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.11.1b (including) 16.11.1b (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.11.1c (including) 16.11.1c (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.11.1s (including) 16.11.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.11.2 (including) 16.11.2 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.1 (including) 16.12.1 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.1a (including) 16.12.1a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.1c (including) 16.12.1c (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.1s (including) 16.12.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.1t (including) 16.12.1t (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.1w (including) 16.12.1w (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.1x (including) 16.12.1x (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.1y (including) 16.12.1y (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.1z (including) 16.12.1z (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.1za (including) 16.12.1za (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.2 (including) 16.12.2 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.2a (including) 16.12.2a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.2s (including) 16.12.2s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.2t (including) 16.12.2t (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.3 (including) 16.12.3 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.3a (including) 16.12.3a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.3s (including) 16.12.3s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.4 (including) 16.12.4 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 16.12.4a (including) 16.12.4a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 17.1.1 (including) 17.1.1 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 17.1.1a (including) 17.1.1a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 17.1.1s (including) 17.1.1s (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 17.1.1t (including) 17.1.1t (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 17.1.2 (including) 17.1.2 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 17.2.1 (including) 17.2.1 (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 17.2.1a (including) 17.2.1a (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 17.2.1r (including) 17.2.1r (including)
Ios_xe Cisco 17.2.1v (including) 17.2.1v (including)

Potential Mitigations

References