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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches CLI Command Injection Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
CISCO
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS System Software running on Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack.
Insight
Insight
The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting crafted command arguments into a vulnerable CLI command.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.