CVE-2017-12341
CVSS V2 High 7.2
CVSS V3 Medium 6.7
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS System Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to perform this exploit. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation during the installation of a software patch. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a crafted patch image with the vulnerable operation occurring prior to patch activation. An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected system as root. This vulnerability affects the following products running Cisco NX-OS System Software: Multilayer Director Switches, Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, Nexus 5000 Series Switches, Nexus 5500 Platform Switches, Nexus 5600 Platform Switches, Nexus 6000 Series Switches, Nexus 7000 Series Switches, Nexus 7700 Series Switches, Unified Computing System Manager. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf23735, CSCvg04072.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-12341
- Assigner
- ykramarz@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-11-30T09:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-09T23:22:58
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:7.0\(0\)hsk\(0.357\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.1\(0.59\)s0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 7.2
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 6.7
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 0.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171129-nxos8 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039939 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12341 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12341 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:11:52 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 23:32:47 | psirt@cisco.com | ykramarz@cisco.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 23:32:47 | 2017-11-30T09:29Z | 2017-11-30T09:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 23:32:47 | 2019-10-09T23:22:58 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 23:32:47 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |