CVE-2015-4237

Summary

CVECVE-2015-4237
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-07-03 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2016-12-28 17:07:00 UTC
DescriptionThe CLI parser in Cisco NX-OS 4.1(2)E1(1), 6.2(11b), 6.2(12), 7.2(0)ZZ(99.1), 7.2(0)ZZ(99.3), and 9.1(1)SV1(3.1.8) on Nexus devices allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted characters in a filename, aka Bug IDs CSCuv08491, CSCuv08443, CSCuv08480, CSCuv08448, CSCuu99291, CSCuv08434, and CSCuv08436.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264 | CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Mds 9100 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Mds 9100 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Mds 9140 All All All All
Hardware Cisco Mds 9140 All All All All
Hardware Cisco Mds 9500 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Mds 9500 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Mds 9700 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Mds 9700 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 1000v - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 1000v - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3016 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3016 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3048 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3048 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3064 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3064 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3132q - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3132q - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3164q - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3164q - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3172 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3172 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3232c - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3232c - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3524 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3524 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3548 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3548 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 4001i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 4001i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5548p - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5548p - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5548up - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5548up - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5596t - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5596t - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5596up - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5596up - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 56128p - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 56128p - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5624q - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5624q - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5648q - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5648q - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5672up - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5672up - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5696q - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 5696q - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 7000 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 7000 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 7700 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 7700 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 93120tx - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 93120tx - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 93128tx - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 93128tx - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9332pq - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9332pq - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9336pq Aci Spine - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9336pq Aci Spine - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9372px - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9372px - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9372tx - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9372tx - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9396px - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9396px - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9396tx - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9396tx - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9504 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9504 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9508 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9508 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9516 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9516 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 4.1(2)e1(1) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 4.1\(2\)e1\(1\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.2(11b) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.2(12) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.2\(11b\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.2\(12\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 7.2(0)zz(99.1) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 7.2(0)zz(99.3) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 7.2\(0\)zz\(99.1\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 7.2\(0\)zz\(99.3\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 9.1(1)sv1(3.1.8) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 9.1\(1\)sv1\(3.1.8\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 4.1\(2\)e1\(1\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.2\(11b\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 6.2\(12\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 7.2\(0\)zz\(99.1\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 7.2\(0\)zz\(99.3\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 9.1\(1\)sv1\(3.1.8\) All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Nexus Operating System Devices Command Line Interface Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CISCO tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco NX-OS Filename Validation Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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