CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-6650

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the Telnet CLI command of Cisco NX-OS System Software versions 7.1 through 7.3 on Cisco Nexus Series Switches could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of command arguments.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read or write arbitrary files at the user's privilege level, potentially leading to serious security breaches within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Cisco NX-OS software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional security measures to monitor and restrict access to Telnet.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the Telnet CLI command of Cisco NX-OS System Software 7.1 through 7.3 running on Cisco Nexus Series Switches could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting crafted command arguments into the Telnet CLI command. An exploit could allow the attacker to read or write arbitrary files at the user's privilege level outside of the user's path. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb86771.

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