Cisco NX-OS up to 6.x Management Interface access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Cisco NX-OS up to 6.x. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Management Interface. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2013-1191. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco NX-OS up to 6.x (Router Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component Management Interface. 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 6.1 before 6.1(5) on Nexus 7000 devices, when local authentication and multiple VDCs are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges within an unintended VDC via crafted SSH key data in an SSH session to a management interface, aka Bug ID CSCud88400.

The weakness was released 05/25/2014 as cisco-sa-20140521-nxos as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-1191 since 01/11/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74241 (Cisco NX-OS Multiple Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20140521-nxos)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43032 (Cisco NX-OS Multiple Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20140521-nxos)).

Upgrading to version 6.1%282%29 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (74241), SecurityFocus (BID 67571†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44634†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-13310, VDB-13309, VDB-13308 and VDB-13307. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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Nessus ID: 74241
Nessus Name: Cisco NX-OS Multiple Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-20140521-nxos)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NX-OS 6.1%282%29

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01/11/2013 🔍
05/21/2014 +495 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20140521-nxos
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-1191 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1191
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69801

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SecurityFocus: 67571 - Cisco NX-OS Virtual Device Context SSH Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 44634 - [cisco-sa-20140521-nxos] Cisco NX-OS Remote Host Privilege via a Crafted SSH Key Data - CVE-2013-1191, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 03/22/2022 06:30
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (70), 05/29/2017 08:46 (3), 03/22/2022 06:30 (3)
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