Cisco NX-OS Improper Input Validation (CVE-2014-8013)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502772

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The TACACS+ command-authorization implementation in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a long CLI command, aka Bug ID CSCur54182.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?cd0ec901

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72393

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031685

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 502772

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: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-8013

Vulnerability Information

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

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Cisco

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/3/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/3/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8013

CWE: 20