CVE-2017-12243

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-12243
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-02 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:22:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device, aka Command Injection. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of string input in the shell application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through the use of malicious commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf20741, CSCvf60078.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Cisco Firepower 4100 Next-generation Firewall Firmware - All All All
Operating System Cisco Firepower 4100 Next-generation Firewall Firmware - All All All
Hardware Cisco Firepower 4110 Next-generation Firewall - All All All
Hardware Cisco Firepower 4110 Next-generation Firewall - All All All
Hardware Cisco Firepower 4120 Next-generation Firewall - All All All
Hardware Cisco Firepower 4120 Next-generation Firewall - All All All
Hardware Cisco Firepower 4140 Next-generation Firewall - All All All
Hardware Cisco Firepower 4140 Next-generation Firewall - All All All
Hardware Cisco Firepower 4150 Next-generation Firewall - All All All
Hardware Cisco Firepower 4150 Next-generation Firewall - All All All
Hardware Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance - All All All
Hardware Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance - All All All
Operating System Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance Firmware - All All All
Operating System Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance Firmware - All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Computing System Manager - All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Computing System Manager - All All All
Operating System Cisco Unified Computing System Manager Firmware - All All All
Operating System Cisco Unified Computing System Manager Firmware - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple Cisco Products CVE-2017-12243 Local Command Injection Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco Unified Computing System Manager Lets Local Users Obtain Root Shell Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW, and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance Command Injection Vulnerability CONFIRM 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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