Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-4077 (CCN-87677)

Assigned:2012-07-31
Published:2013-10-04
Updated:2016-09-23
Summary:Cisco NX-OS allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via the sed e option, aka Bug IDs CSCtf25457 and CSCtf27651.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.2 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-4077

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
98127

Source: CCN
Type: SA55191
Cisco Multiple Products NX-OS sed "e" Option Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
55191

Source: CCN
Type: Cisco Security Notice
Cisco NX-OS Software Input Validation Vulnerability

Source: CISCO
Type: Vendor Advisory
20131004 Cisco NX-OS Software Input Validation Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 98127
Cisco NX-OS Stream Editor (sed) Filter bash Shell Invocation Local Privilege Escalation

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
62849

Source: CCN
Type: BID-62849
Cisco NX-OS CVE-2012-4077 Local Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cisco-nxos-cve20124077-command-exec(87677)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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