CVE-2009-0637

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-03-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The SCP server in Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4, when Role-Based CLI Access is enabled, does not enforce the CLI view configuration for file transfers, which allows remote authenticated users with an attached CLI view to (1) read or (2) overwrite arbitrary files via an SCP command.

Affected products

Cisco IOS: 12.2, 12.2b, 12.2bc, 12.2bw, 12.2bx, 12.2by (+180)
Cisco IOS XR Software: 12.4

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/34438
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021899
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a90469.shtml
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a904c8.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34247
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0851
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49423
http://secunia.com/advisories/34438
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021899
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a90469.shtml
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a904c8.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34247

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