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BDU:2025-02699 (CVE-2025-20143)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2025-03-13 – Updated: 2025-03-13 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Fixed

Title

Уязвимость загрузчика операционной системы Cisco IOS XR, позволяющая нарушителю обойти существующие ограничения безопасности

Summary

Уязвимость загрузчика операционной системы Cisco IOS XR связана с ошибками проверки криптографической подписи. Эксплуатация уязвимости может позволить нарушителю обойти существующие ограничения безопасности

Severity

6.8 (Medium) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

6.7 (Medium) CVSS 3.0


                      
                        CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Class

Architecture vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Spoofing

Incidents

Being clarified

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-347 - Некорректная проверка криптографической подписи

Aliases

CVE-2025-20143

References

3 references

URL
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/c…
https://blog.apnic.net/2024/09/02/crafting-endless-as-paths-in-bgp/
https://github.com/vincentbernat/network-lab/tree/master/lab-bgp-infinite-aspath

Impacted products

1 product from 2 vendors

Vendors

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Products

Cisco IOS XR

Versions

до 7.9.1 (Cisco IOS XR)

Product types

Operating system

Platforms

Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco IOS XR до 7.9.1 ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (64-bit), Inc. Cisco IOS XR до 7.9.1 IOS XRv 9000 Router, Inc. Cisco IOS XR до 7.9.1 NCS 540 Series Routers, Inc. Cisco IOS XR до 7.9.1 Network Convergence System (NCS) 560 Series Routers, Inc. Cisco IOS XR до 7.9.1 Network Convergence System (NCS) 1000 Series Routers, Inc. Cisco IOS XR до 7.9.1 Network Convergence System (NCS) 5000 Series Routers, Inc. Cisco IOS XR до 7.9.1 Network Convergence System (NCS) 5500 Series Routers

Mitigations

Использование рекомендаций производителя: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sb-lkm-zNErZjbZ

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  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sb-lkm-zNErZjbZ\nhttps://blog.apnic.net/2024/09/02/crafting-endless-as-paths-in-bgp/\nhttps://github.com/vincentbernat/network-lab/tree/master/lab-bgp-infinite-aspath",
  "\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u041f\u041e": "\u041e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "CWE-347",
  "\u0423\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 2.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 6,8)\n\u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 3.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 6,7)"
}

CVE-2025-20143 (GCVE-0-2025-20143)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-12 16:12 – Updated: 2026-02-26 19:09

Title

Cisco IOS XR Software Secure Boot Bypass Vulnerability

Summary

A vulnerability in the boot process of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with high privileges to bypass the Secure Boot functionality and load unverified software on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have root-system privileges on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient verification of modules in the software load process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating the loaded binaries to bypass some of the integrity checks that are performed during the booting process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to control the boot configuration, which could enable them to bypass the requirement to run Cisco-signed images or alter the security properties of the running system. Note: This vulnerability affects Cisco IOS XR Software, not the Secure Boot feature. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Severity

6.7 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-03-13 03:55 UTC

CWE

CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Assigner

cisco mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/c…
https://blog.apnic.net/2024/09/02/crafting-endles…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Cisco	Cisco IOS XR Software	Affected: 6.5.3 Affected: 6.5.2 Affected: 6.5.92 Affected: 6.5.1 Affected: 6.5.15 Affected: 6.6.2 Affected: 7.0.1 Affected: 6.6.25 Affected: 6.6.1 Affected: 6.6.11 Affected: 6.5.93 Affected: 6.6.12 Affected: 7.0.0 Affected: 7.1.1 Affected: 7.0.90 Affected: 6.6.3 Affected: 6.7.1 Affected: 7.0.2 Affected: 7.1.15 Affected: 7.2.0 Affected: 7.2.1 Affected: 7.1.2 Affected: 6.7.2 Affected: 7.1.25 Affected: 6.6.4 Affected: 7.3.1 Affected: 7.1.3 Affected: 6.7.3 Affected: 7.4.1 Affected: 7.2.2 Affected: 6.8.1 Affected: 7.4.15 Affected: 7.3.2 Affected: 7.5.1 Affected: 7.4.16 Affected: 7.3.27 Affected: 7.6.1 Affected: 7.5.2 Affected: 7.6.15 Affected: 7.3.3 Affected: 7.7.1 Affected: 6.8.2 Affected: 7.4.2 Affected: 7.3.4 Affected: 6.7.35 Affected: 6.9.1 Affected: 7.6.2 Affected: 7.8.1 Affected: 7.5.3 Affected: 7.7.2 Affected: 6.9.2 Affected: 7.8.2 Affected: 7.5.4 Affected: 7.8.22 Affected: 7.7.21 Affected: 7.3.5 Affected: 7.5.5 Affected: 7.3.6 Affected: 7.8.23

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        },
        {
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Sightings

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Nomenclature

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