SB2019021217 - Denial of service in Cisco Network Assurance Engine
Published: February 12, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019021217
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use of hardcoded credentials (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1688)
The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition.
The vulnerability exists in the management web interface of Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) due to a fault in the password management system of NAE. A local attacker can authenticate with the default administrator password via the CLI to view potentially sensitive information or bring the server down, causing a DoS condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.