Cisco NX-OS Software Cisco Fabric Services Arbitrary Code Execution (cisco-sa-20180620-fxnxos-ace)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 138438

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

A arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in Cisco Fabric Services NXOS software due to insufficient validation of packet headers. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via crafted packets, to execute arbitrary code.

Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug IDs CSCvd69951, CSCve02459, CSCve02461, CSCve02463, CSCve02474, CSCve04859

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 138438

File Name: cisco-sa-20180620-nxos-ace.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 7/14/2020

Updated: 10/19/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-0304

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Version, Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Model, Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Device

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/20/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/20/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-0304

BID: 104513

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20180620-fxnxos-ace

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCvd69951, CSCve02459, CSCve02461, CSCve02463, CSCve02474

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