CVE-2017-12243 Information

Description

A 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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101652 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039719 https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-arce

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8