Improper input validation in Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software - CVE-2018-0279
Published: May 17, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12784
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0279
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software
Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) server due to improper input validation of command arguments. A rmote attacker can use specially crafted arguments when opening a connection to the target device and gain shell access with a non-root user account to the underlying Linux operating system.
The weakness exists in the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) server due to improper input validation of command arguments. A rmote attacker can use specially crafted arguments when opening a connection to the target device and gain shell access with a non-root user account to the underlying Linux operating system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0279
Update to version 3.8.1.