SB2017110213 - Command execution in Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW and Firepower 9300 Security Appliance



SB2017110213 - Command execution in Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW and Firepower 9300 Security Appliance

Published: November 2, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017110213
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12277)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Smart Licensing Manager service of the Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Firepower 9300 Security Appliance due to insufficient input validation of certain Smart Licensing configuration parameters. A remote attacker can configure a malicious URLand execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.