CVE-2007-2586 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14.4% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The FTP Server in Cisco IOS 11.3 through 12.4 does not properly check user authorization, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, and have other impact including reading startup-config, as demonstrated by a crafted MKD command that involves access to a VTY device and overflows a buffer, aka bug ID CSCek55259.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 14.38% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-863 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-05-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cisco | ios |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Cisco IOS 12.3(18) (FTP Server) - Remote (Attached to GDB) | 2008-07-29 |
References
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2009/Jan/0183.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25199
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00808399d0.shtml
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6155
- http://www.osvdb.org/35334
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494868
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23885
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018030
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1749
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34197
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5036
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2009/Jan/0183.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25199
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00808399d0.shtml
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6155
- http://www.osvdb.org/35334
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494868
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23885
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018030
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1749
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