SB2018011906 - Command execution in Cisco D9800 Network Transport Receiver



SB2018011906 - Command execution in Cisco D9800 Network Transport Receiver

Published: January 19, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018011906
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) OS command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0099)

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

The weakness exists in the web management GUI of the Cisco D9800 Network Transport Receiver due to insufficient input validation of GUI command arguments. A remote attacker can inject specially crafted arguments into a vulnerable GUI command and execute commands on the underlying BusyBox operating system with elevated privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.