CVE-2015-0658

Summary

CVECVE-2015-0658
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-03-28 01:59:49 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe DHCP implementation in the PowerOn Auto Provisioning (POAP) feature in Cisco NX-OS does not properly restrict the initialization process, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by sending crafted response packets on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCur14589.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.9 from [email protected]

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5010 All All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5020 All All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5548p All All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5548up All All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5596t All All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5596up All All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 56128p All All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5624q All All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5648q All All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5672up All All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5696q All All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 7000 All All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 7700 All All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.0\(2\)n1\(1\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.0\(2\)n1\(2a\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.0\(2\)n1\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.0\(2\)n2\(1b\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.0\(2\)n2\(1\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.0\(2\)n2\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.0\(2\)n2\(3\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.0\(2\)n2\(4\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.0\(2\)n2\(5\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.1\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.1\(3\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.1\(4a\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.1\(4\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.2\(2a\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.2\(2\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.2\(6b\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.2\(6\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.2\(8a\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.2\(8b\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.2\(8\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 7.0\(0\)n1\(1\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 7.0\(1\)n1\(1\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 7.0\(2\)n1\(1\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 7.0\(3\)n1\(1\) All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco NX-OS DHCP PowerOn Auto Provisioning Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Cisco NX-OS Software DHCP Options Command Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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