Cryptographic Vulnerability in Cisco UCS Invicta Appliances and Scaling System
CVE-2016-1404

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Cisco
Status
Ucs Invicta C3124sa Appliance
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 May 2016

What is CVE-2016-1404?

Cisco UCS Invicta appliances running versions 4.3, 4.5, and 5.0.1, as well as the Invicta Scaling System, are affected by a significant cryptographic vulnerability. This flaw arises from the use of a hardcoded GnuPG encryption key shared across multiple customer installations. Attackers can exploit this weakness by capturing network traffic sent to an Autosupport server, using the known key from a different installation to bypass encryption protections. This security gap has been documented under Bug ID CSCur85504, highlighting the risks associated with improper cryptographic management.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035957
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http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecur...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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