Cisco ASA/Firepower Threat Defense Upgrade Package command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense. This impacts an unknown function of the component Upgrade Package Handler. Such manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-1488. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense (Firewall Software) (unknown version) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Upgrade Package Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 04/30/2021 as cisco-sa-asa-cmdinj-TKyQfDcU. The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-1488. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/13/2020 🔍
04/30/2021 +167 days 🔍
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07/28/2023 +819 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-asa-cmdinj-TKyQfDcU
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-1488 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-1488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-174326

Entryinfo

Created: 04/30/2021 06:44
Updated: 07/28/2023 15:08
Changes: 04/30/2021 06:44 (38), 05/03/2021 14:43 (5), 05/03/2021 14:45 (1), 07/28/2023 15:08 (2)
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