#VU21622 Buffer overflow in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2019-12687 

 

#VU21622 Buffer overflow in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2019-12687

Published: October 8, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21622
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12687
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC)
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation in the web UI. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted input to the web UI, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary commands within the affected device.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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