CVE-2017-12255

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-12255
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-21 05:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:22:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco UCS Central Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain shell access. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands entered in the CLI, aka a Restricted Shell Break Vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by entering a specific command with crafted arguments. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain shell access to the underlying system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve70762.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Unified Computing System - All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Computing System - All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.5(1c) All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.5\(1c\) All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.5\(1c\) All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco UCS Central Software Command Line Interface CVE-2017-12255 Command Injection Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco UCS Central Software Command Line Interface Restricted Shell Break Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco UCS Central Software CLI Input 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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