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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.

Published

2017-05-22T01:29:00.760

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-20
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
    CWE-77
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco nx-os 7.1\(1\)n1\(1\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 7.1\(2\)n1\(1\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 7.1\(3\)n1\(1\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 7.1\(3\)n1\(2\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 7.1\(3\)n1\(2.1\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 7.1\(3\)n1\(3.12\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 7.1\(4\)n1\(1\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 7.2\(0\)d1\(0.437\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 7.2\(0\)n1\(1\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 7.2\(0\)zz\(99.1\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 7.2\(1\)n1\(1\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 7.3\(0\)n1\(1\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_5548up - No
Hardware cisco nexus_5596t - No
Hardware cisco nexus_5596up - No
Hardware cisco nexus_56128p - No
Hardware cisco nexus_5624q - No
Hardware cisco nexus_5648q - No
Hardware cisco nexus_5672up - No
Hardware cisco nexus_5672up-16g - No
Hardware cisco nexus_5696q - No
References