Check Point Advisories

Cisco IOS HTTP Authentication Bypass - Ver2 (CVE-2001-0537)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1113
Date Published:	3 Mar 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 19 April, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2001-0537
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability has been reported in Cisco IOS. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Cisco IOS HTTP Authentication Bypass - Ver2 protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Cisco Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Cisco IOS HTTP Authentication Bypass - Ver2