Brocade Fabric OS up to 7.4.2c/8.0.2e/8.1.2e/8.2.0 Command Line Interface access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Brocade Fabric OS up to 7.4.2c/8.0.2e/8.1.2e/8.2.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Command Line Interface. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-6435. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Brocade Fabric OS up to 7.4.2c/8.0.2e/8.1.2e/8.2.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Command Line Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A Vulnerability in the secryptocfg command of Brocade Fabric OS command line interface (CLI) versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d could allow a local attacker to escape the restricted shell and, and gain root access.

The bug was discovered 10/29/2018. The weakness was released 11/08/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at broadcom.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-6435 since 01/31/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 7.4.2d, 8.0.2f, 8.1.2f or 8.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-126595, VDB-126600, VDB-126599 and VDB-126598. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Fabric OS 7.4.2d/8.0.2f/8.1.2f/8.2.1

Timelineinfo

01/31/2018 🔍
10/29/2018 +271 days 🔍
11/08/2018 +10 days 🔍
11/08/2018 +0 days 🔍
11/09/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/11/2020 +519 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: broadcom.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-6435 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6435
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126596
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2018 07:44
Updated: 04/11/2020 09:39
Changes: 11/09/2018 07:44 (60), 04/11/2020 09:39 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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