#VU6982 Improper input validation in Cisco ASR 5000 Series - CVE-2017-6690

 

#VU6982 Improper input validation in Cisco ASR 5000 Series - CVE-2017-6690

Published: June 8, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6982
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6690
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco ASR 5000 Series
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite or modify arbitrary files.

The weakness exists due to insufficient input validation by the affected operating system. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted command-line requests and overwrite or modify arbitrary files on the affected system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in data modification.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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