CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-12277

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the Smart Licensing Manager service of the Cisco Firepower 4100 Series and Firepower 9300 could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands that could be executed with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of certain Smart Licensing configuration parameters.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges, posing a serious threat to the integrity and security of the system. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data or full control over the device.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version that is not affected by this vulnerability. Additionally, conduct a configuration audit and monitor logs for potential exploitation attempts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the Smart Licensing Manager service of the Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Firepower 9300 Security Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands that could be executed with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of certain Smart Licensing configuration parameters. An authenticated attacker could exploit the vulnerability by configuring a malicious URL within the affected feature. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. This vulnerability affects the following Cisco Firepower Security products running FX-OS code trains 1.1.3, 1.1.4, and 2.0.1 (versions 2.1.1, 2.2.1, and 2.2.2 are not affected): Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall and Firepower 9300 Security Appliance. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb86863.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS