CVE-2019-1615

CVSS V2 Medium 4.6 CVSS V3 Medium 6.7
Description
A vulnerability in the Image Signature Verification feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator-level credentials to install a malicious software image on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper verification of digital signatures for software images. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by loading an unsigned software image on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to boot a malicious software image. Note: The fix for this vulnerability requires a BIOS upgrade as part of the software upgrade. For additional information, see the Details section of this advisory. Nexus 3000 Series Switches are affected running software versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(5). Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in ACI Mode are affected running software versions prior to 13.2(1l). Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode are affected running software versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(5). Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules are affected running software versions prior to 7.0(3)F3(5).
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2019-1615
  • Assigner
  • ykramarz@cisco.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2019-03-11T21:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-10-09T23:47:30
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-347 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/347.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(3\)i7\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:9.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:12.3\(0.97\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:9432pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:9536pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:9636pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:9736pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9432c-s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9464px:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9464tx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9564px:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9564tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9636c-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9636c-rx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x97160yc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9732c-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9732c-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9736c-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9736c-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9788tc-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92160yc-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92300yc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92304qc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9236c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9272q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93108tc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93108tc-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93120tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9316d-gx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180lc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180yc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180yc-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93240yc-fx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9332c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9336c-fx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9348gc-fxp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93600cd-gx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9364c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9504:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9508:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9516:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:x9636q-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(3\)i7\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n3k-c31128pq-10ge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n3k-c3132c-z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n3k-c3164q-40ge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n3k-c3264q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.6
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
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-20190306-nxos-sig-verif Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107397 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1615
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1615
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:03:08 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 18:06:21 psirt@cisco.com ykramarz@cisco.com CVE Assigner updated
2022-12-03 18:06:21 2019-03-11T21:29Z 2019-03-11T21:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 18:06:21 2019-10-09T23:47:30 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 18:06:21 Modified Vulnerability Status updated