CVE-2017-6649

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS System Software 7.1 through 7.3 running on Cisco Nexus Series Switches could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting crafted command arguments into a vulnerable CLI command. An exploit could allow the attacker to read or write arbitrary files at the user's privilege level outside of the user's path. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb86787, CSCve60516, CSCve60555.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - psirt@cisco.com

Published

2017-05-22

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-20, CWE-77

Affected products

• Nx-os (Cisco)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98531
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038518
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170517-nss