CVE-2017-12243

Summary

CVECVE-2017-12243
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-02 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 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

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-78 | CWE-78 CWE-78


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 4120 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 9300 Security Appliance - All All All
Operating System Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance Firmware - All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Computing System Manager - All All All
Operating System Cisco Unified Computing System Manager Firmware - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Cisco UCS Manager Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW And Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance affected Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW, and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Unified Computing System Manager Lets Local Users Obtain Root Shell Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Multiple Cisco Products CVE-2017-12243 Local Command Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW, and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance 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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