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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2013.1446
Cisco NX-OS Software Input Validation Vulnerability
14 October 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Cisco NX-OS Software
Publisher: Cisco Systems
Operating System: Cisco
Impact/Access: Administrator Compromise -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-4077
Original Bulletin:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4077
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Cisco Security Notice
Cisco NX-OS Software Input Validation Vulnerability
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4077
CVE ID: CVE-2012-4077
Release Date: 2013 October 4 15:54 UTC (GMT)
Last Updated: 2013 October 9 13:51 UTC (GMT)
Related Documents:
Summary
A vulnerability in input parsing in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an
authenticated, local attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating
system.
The vulnerability is due to improper filtering of parameters passed to the
Stream Editor (sed) filter. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by
using sed with the e option. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to
access the bash shell and run arbitrary shell commands with administrative
privileges.
Affected Products
Product More Information CVSS
Cisco NX-OS Software CSCtf25457, CSCtf27651 6.8/5.6
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