CVE-2017-6795

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-6795
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-07 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:29:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the USB-modem code of Cisco IOS XE Software running on Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Routers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of the platform usb modem command in the CLI of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying the platform usb modem command in the CLI of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf10783.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Asr-920-10sz-pd - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr-920-10sz-pd - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr-920-12cz-a - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr-920-12cz-a - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr-920-12sz-im - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr-920-12sz-im - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr-920-24sz-im - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr-920-24sz-im - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr-920-24sz-m - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr-920-24sz-m - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr-920-24tz-m - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr-920-24tz-m - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr-920-4sz-d - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr-920-4sz-d - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr 920-12cz-d - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr 920-12cz-d - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr 920-4sz-a - All All All
Hardware Cisco Asr 920-4sz-a - All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe - All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco IOS XE on ASR 920 Series Router Input Validation Flaw in USB Modem Command Lets Local Users Overwrite Files on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco ASR 920 Series Routers Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco ASR 920 Series Routers CVE-2017-6795 Local Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.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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