VDB-124882 · CVE-2018-15370 · BID 105412

Cisco Catalyst 6800 IOS ROM Monitor access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco Catalyst 6800. Affected is an unknown function of the component IOS ROM Monitor. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-15370. The physical device can be targeted for the attack. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Catalyst 6800 (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component IOS ROM Monitor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS ROM Monitor (ROMMON) Software for Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to bypass Cisco Secure Boot validation checks and load a compromised software image on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the presence of a hidden command in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an affected device via the console, forcing the device into ROMMON mode, and writing a malicious pattern to a specific memory address on the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass signature validation checks by Cisco Secure Boot technology and load a compromised software image on the affected device. A compromised software image is any software image that has not been digitally signed by Cisco.

The bug was discovered 09/26/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/05/2018 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20180926-catalyst6800 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-15370 since 08/17/2018. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105412†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Cisco

Name

Catalyst 6800

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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NVD Base Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/17/2018 🔍
09/26/2018 +40 days 🔍
09/26/2018 +0 days 🔍
10/05/2018 +8 days 🔍
10/05/2018 +0 days 🔍
10/06/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/30/2020 +541 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20180926-catalyst6800
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-15370 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15370
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124882
SecurityFocus: 105412 - Cisco IOS ROM Monitor CVE-2018-15370 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 10/06/2018 11:02
Updated: 03/30/2020 14:24
Changes: 10/06/2018 11:02 (62), 03/30/2020 14:24 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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