CVE-2014-7992

Cisco DLSw Information Disclosure Scanner

Title source: metasploit
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-7992. PoCs published by Tate Hansen, John McLeod, Kyle Rainey, including Metasploit module auxiliary/scanner/dlsw/dlsw_leak_capture.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit auxiliary module scans for and exploits CVE-2014-7992, a Cisco DLSw information disclosure vulnerability. It connects to the target on port 2067, checks for the presence of the vulnerability, and captures leaked packet data.

Description

The DLSw implementation in Cisco IOS does not initialize packet buffers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive credential information from process memory via a session on TCP port 2067, aka Bug ID CSCur14014.

Exploits (1)

metasploit SCANNER
by Tate Hansen, John McLeod, Kyle Rainey · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/dlsw/dlsw_leak_capture.rb

This Metasploit auxiliary module scans for and exploits CVE-2014-7992, a Cisco DLSw information disclosure vulnerability. It connects to the target on port 2067, checks for the presence of the vulnerability, and captures leaked packet data.

Classification
Scanner 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cisco IOS 12.x and 15.x with DLSw configured
No auth needed
Prerequisites: DLSw configured and active on the target Cisco router · Network access to TCP port 2067
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031220
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98724
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71145

Scores

EPSS 0.2715
EPSS Percentile 97.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
cisco/ios
Published Nov 18, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026