SB2024102506 - Remote command injection in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software



SB2024102506 - Remote command injection in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software

Published: October 25, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024102506
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Improper Neutralization of Expression/Command Delimiters (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20329)

CWE-ID: CWE-146 - Improper Neutralization of Expression/Command Delimiters

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute operating system commands as root.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user input in the SSH subsystem. A remote user can execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.