Privilege escalation in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2017-12243
Published: November 2, 2017 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9092
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12243
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Unified Computing System Manager
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall
Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance
Cisco Unified Computing System Manager
Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall
Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target device.
The weakness exists in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance is due to improper validation of string input in the shell application. A local attacker can use malicious commands to obtain root shell privileges on the device.
The weakness exists in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance is due to improper validation of string input in the shell application. A local attacker can use malicious commands to obtain root shell privileges on the device.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12243
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