SB2017110212 - Privilege escalation in Cisco Unified Computing System Manager
Published: November 2, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017110212
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12243)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target device.The weakness exists in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance is due to improper validation of string input in the shell application. A local attacker can use malicious commands to obtain root shell privileges on the device.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.