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Cisco NX-OS Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (CVE-2017-12351)
medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502745
Synopsis
The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.Description
A vulnerability in the guest shell feature of Cisco NX-OS System Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read and send packets outside the scope of the guest shell container. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to perform this attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient internal security measures in the guest shell feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending or receiving packets on the device-internal network outside of the guest shell container, aka Unauthorized Internal Interface Access. This vulnerability affects the following products running Cisco NX-OS System Software: Nexus 3000 Series Switches, Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode, Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf33038.This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
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Solution
Refer to the vendor advisory.See Also
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102019
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 502745
Version: 1.2
Type: remote
Family: Tenable.ot
Published: 12/4/2024
Updated: 12/5/2024
Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12351
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.7
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:8.1%280%29bd%280.20%29, cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:7.0%283%29i7%281%29
Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Cisco
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/30/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/30/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-12351