Cisco NX-OS 7.0(1)N1(1)/7.0(1)N1(3)/7.0(4)N1(1) on Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco NX-OS 7.0(1)N1(1)/7.0(1)N1(3)/7.0(4)N1(1) on Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-1341. There is no exploit available. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cisco NX-OS 7.0(1)N1(1)/7.0(1)N1(3)/7.0(4)N1(1) on Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender (Router Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco NX-OS 7.0(1)N1(1), 7.0(1)N1(3), and 7.0(4)N1(1) on Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender devices has a blank root password, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCur22079.

The weakness was published 02/24/2016 with Cisco as CSCur22079 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1341 since 01/03/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/08/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 83358†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56839†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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02/22/2016 +50 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCur22079
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-1341 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1341
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81075
SecurityFocus: 83358 - Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Software Default Credential Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035088
Vulnerability Center: 56839 - [cisco-sa-20160223-nx2000] Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender Local Privilege Escalation due to Blank Root Password, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 02/24/2016 09:29 AM
Updated: 07/08/2022 01:36 PM
Changes: 02/24/2016 09:29 AM (66), 08/24/2018 09:19 AM (4), 07/08/2022 01:36 PM (3)
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