CVE-2019-1836

A vulnerability in the system shell for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker to use symbolic links to overwrite system files. These system files may be sensitive and should not be overwritable by non-root users. The attacker would need valid device credentials. The vulnerability is due to incorrect symbolic link verification of directory paths when they are used in the system shell. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and providing crafted user input to specific symbolic link CLI commands. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to overwrite system files that should be restricted. This vulnerability has been fixed in software version 14.1(1i).
Configurations

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AND
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:14.0\(3d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 04:37

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108150 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108150 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190501-fabric-traversal - Vendor Advisory () https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190501-fabric-traversal - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2019-05-03 17:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:37


NVD link : CVE-2019-1836

Mitre link : CVE-2019-1836

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-1836


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Products Affected

cisco

  • nexus_9500
  • nexus_9300
  • nx-os
CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')