Cisco NX-OS up to 6.0 SNMP Subsystem memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Cisco NX-OS up to 6.0. This affects an unknown part of the component SNMP Subsystem. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-1179. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco NX-OS up to 6.0 (Router Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component SNMP Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) SNMP and (2) License Manager implementations in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 devices 4.x and 5.x before 5.2(5) and 6.x before 6.1(1) and MDS 9000 devices 4.x and 5.x before 5.2(5) allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SNMP request, aka Bug ID CSCtx54830.

The weakness was presented 04/24/2013 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20130424-nxosmulti as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-1179 since 01/11/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66700 (Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco NX-OS-Based Products (cisco-sa-20130424-nxosmulti)), 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 316420 (Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco NX-OS-Based Products (cisco-sa-20130424-nxosmulti)-(CVE-2013-1179)).

Upgrading to version 6.1(1) eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (83778), Tenable (66700), SecurityFocus (BID 59454†), OSVDB (92764†) and Secunia (SA53189†). See VDB-8533, VDB-8542 and VDB-8543 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 66700
Nessus Name: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco NX-OS-Based Products (cisco-sa-20130424-nxosmulti)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NX-OS 6.1(1)

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20130424-nxosmulti
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8538

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X-Force: 83778
SecurityFocus: 59454 - Multiple Cisco Products SNMP and License Manager CVE-2013-1179 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 53189 - Cisco Multiple Products NX-OS Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 92764
Vulnerability Center: 39376 - [cisco-sa-20130424-nxosmulti] Cisco NX-OS Based Devices SNMP and License Manager Multiple Buffer Overflows Allows Remote Authenticated Arbitrary Code Execution, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/02/2013 10:31
Updated: 05/10/2021 09:45
Changes: 05/02/2013 10:31 (78), 04/28/2017 10:03 (4), 05/10/2021 09:45 (3)
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Committer: olku
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