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CVE-2017-12243

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-78 OS Command Injections
Publication date:
02/11/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device, aka Command Injection. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of string input in the shell application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through the use of malicious commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf20741, CSCvf60078.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.80 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:unified_computing_system_manager_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_computing_system_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_9300_security_appliance_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_9300_security_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_4100_next-generation_firewall_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_4110_next-generation_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_4120_next-generation_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_4140_next-generation_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_4150_next-generation_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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