8.6
CWE
284
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2019-1686: Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers ACL Bypass Vulnerability

First published: Wed Apr 17 2019(Updated: )

A vulnerability in the TCP flags inspection feature for access control lists (ACLs) on Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass protection offered by a configured ACL on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incorrect processing of the ACL applied to an interface of an affected device when Cisco Express Forwarding load balancing using the 3-tuple hash algorithm is enabled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending traffic through an affected device that should otherwise be denied by the configured ACL. An exploit could allow the attacker to bypass protection offered by a configured ACL on the affected device. There are workarounds that address this vulnerability. Affected Cisco IOS XR versions are: Cisco IOS XR Software Release 5.1.1 and later till first fixed. First Fixed Releases: 6.5.2 and later, 6.6.1 and later.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Cisco IOS XR>=5.1.1<6.5.2
Cisco IOS XR>=6.5.3<6.6.1
Cisco Asr 9000v
Cisco Asr 9001
Cisco Asr 9006
Cisco Asr 9010
Cisco Asr 9901
Cisco Asr 9904
Cisco Asr 9906
Cisco Asr 9910
Cisco Asr 9912
Cisco Asr 9922
All of
Any of
Cisco IOS XR>=5.1.1<6.5.2
Cisco IOS XR>=6.5.3<6.6.1
Any of
Cisco Asr 9000v
Cisco Asr 9001
Cisco Asr 9006
Cisco Asr 9010
Cisco Asr 9901
Cisco Asr 9904
Cisco Asr 9906
Cisco Asr 9910
Cisco Asr 9912
Cisco Asr 9922

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2019-1686?

    CVE-2019-1686 is a vulnerability in the TCP flags inspection feature for access control lists (ACLs) on Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers.

  • How does CVE-2019-1686 affect Cisco ASR 9000 routers?

    CVE-2019-1686 allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass protection offered by a configured ACL on an affected device.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-1686?

    CVE-2019-1686 has a severity rating of 8.6, which is considered high.

  • How can I check if my Cisco ASR 9000 router is affected by CVE-2019-1686?

    Check the affected software section in the vulnerability report and compare it with the software version running on your router.

  • How do I mitigate the CVE-2019-1686 vulnerability?

    Apply the necessary updates provided by Cisco to fix the vulnerability on your Cisco ASR 9000 router.

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