CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-0481

A vulnerability in the CLI parser of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute commands on the underlying Linux shell of an affected device with root privileges. The vulnerability exist because the affected software improperly sanitizes command arguments, failing to prevent access to certain internal data structures on an affected device. An attacker who has privileged EXEC mode (privilege level 15) access to an affected device could exploit these vulnerabilities on the device by executing CLI commands that contain custom arguments. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the affected device.

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

6.7 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180926-iosxe-cmdinj Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041737 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.7(1):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:15.3(3)s3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-10-05 02:29

Updated : 2020-08-28 06:48

NVD link : CVE-2018-0481

Mitre link : CVE-2018-0481

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-78