CVE-2019-1656

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access the shell of the underlying Linux operating system on the affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain shell access with a nonroot user account to the underlying Linux operating system on the affected device and potentially access system configuration files with sensitive information. This vulnerability only affects console connections from CIMC. It does not apply to remote connections, such as telnet or SSH.

Risk Information

Base Score

5.3

MODERATE

Vector

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

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.037

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Linux Shell Access Vulnerability For Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software	NCM
Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2019-1656)	NCM

Patch Details

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Patch ID	Patch Description
PATCH-1700665	Security Update for Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software NFVIS-3.12.3

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234