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CVE-2013-5556

The license-installation module on the Cisco Nexus 1000V switch 4.2(1)SV1(5.2b) and earlier for VMware vSphere, Cisco Nexus 1000V switch 5.2(1)SM1(5.1) for Microsoft Hyper-V, and Cisco Virtual Security Gateway 4.2(1)VSG1(1) for Nexus 1000V switches allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via crafted "install all iso" arguments, aka Bug ID CSCui21340.

Published

2013-11-18T03:55:06.040

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.1

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Hardware cisco nexus_1000v 4.2\(1\)vsg1\(1\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_1000v 5.2\(1\)sm1\(5.1\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_1000v ≤ 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.2b\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_1000v 4.2\(1\)_sv1\(4\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_1000v 4.2\(1\)_sv1\(4a\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_1000v 4.2\(1\)_sv1\(4b\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_1000v 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.1\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_1000v 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.1a\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_1000v 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.2\) Yes
References