SB2018050717 - Command execution in Cisco Secure Access Control Server Solution Engine
Published: May 7, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018050717
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0253)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The weakness exists in the ACS Report component due to insufficient validation of the Action Message Format (AMF) protocol. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted AMF message that contains malicious code, inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.