CVE-2019-1609

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-1609
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-03-08 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-10-05 19:51:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input as the argument of an affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with elevated privileges. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to exploit this vulnerability. MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches are affected in versions prior to 6.2(27), 8.1(1b), and 8.3(2). Nexus 3500 Platform Switches are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(6). Nexus 3000 Series Switches are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I4(9) and 7.0(3)I7(6). Nexus 3600 Platform Switches are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)F3(5). Nexus 7000 and 7700 Series Switches are affected in versions prior to 6.2(22), 7.3(3)D1(1), 8.2(3), and 8.3(2). Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I4(9) and7.0(3)I7(6). Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)F3(5).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-88

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Mds 9000 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Mds 9000 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3000 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3000 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3500 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3500 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3600 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3600 - 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 9000 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9000 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9500 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9500 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os All All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco NX-OS CVE-2019-1609 Local Command Injection Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco NX-OS Software CLI Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2019-1609) CISCO tools.cisco.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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