Cisco Nexus OS 'section' and 'less' Local Command Injection Vulnerabilities

BID:50347

Info

Cisco Nexus OS 'section' and 'less' Local Command Injection Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 50347
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2011-2569
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 24 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 08:37AM
Credit: Peter Adkins
Vulnerable: Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) 2.0
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) 1.4(3s)
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) 1.4(3q)
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) 1.4(3m)
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) 1.4(3l)
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) 1.4(3i)
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) 1.4(1m)
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) 1.4(1j)
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) 1.4(1i)
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) 0
Cisco NX-OS 5.0(3)U1(2a)
Cisco NX-OS 5.0(3)N2(1)
Cisco NX-OS 5.0(3)
Cisco NX-OS 5.0(2)
Cisco NX-OS 5.0(0.54)
Cisco NX-OS 5.0
Cisco NX-OS 4.2.1
Cisco NX-OS 4.2(5)
Cisco NX-OS 4.2(4)
Cisco NX-OS 4.2(3)
Cisco NX-OS 4.2(2)
Cisco NX-OS 4.1(4)
Cisco NX-OS 4.1(3)N2(1a)
Cisco NX-OS 4.0(1a)N2(1)
Cisco NX-OS 0
Cisco Nexus 7000 0
Cisco Nexus 5000 0
Cisco Nexus 4000 0
Cisco Nexus 3000 0
Cisco Nexus 2000 0
Cisco Nexus 1000V 0
Cisco MDS 9000
Cisco MDS 0
Not Vulnerable: Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) 2.0(1m)
Cisco NX-OS 5.2(1)
Cisco NX-OS 5.1(3)N1(1)
Cisco NX-OS 5.1(1)
Cisco NX-OS 5.0(3)U2(1)
Cisco NX-OS 4.2(6)
Cisco NX-OS 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
Cisco NX-OS 4.2(1)N2(1)
Cisco NX-OS 4.1(1)N2(1)

Discussion

Cisco Nexus OS 'section' and 'less' Local Command Injection Vulnerabilities

Cisco Nexus OS is prone to multiple local command-injection vulnerabilities.

A local attacker can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges. Successful exploits may compromise the affected computer.

Cisco MDS, UCS, Nexus 7000, 5000, 4000, 3000, 2000, and 1000V are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Cisco Nexus OS 'section' and 'less' Local Command Injection Vulnerabilities

Attackers require local interactive access to exploit.

Solution / Fix

Cisco Nexus OS 'section' and 'less' Local Command Injection Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please contact the vendor for more information.

References

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