Cisco IOS/IOS XE IOx os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cisco IOS and IOS XE. This affects an unknown function of the component IOx. This manipulation causes os command injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-6414. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco IOS and IOS XE (Router Operating System) (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component IOx. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

iox in Cisco IOS, possibly 15.6 and earlier, and IOS XE, possibly 3.18 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary IOx Linux commands on the guest OS via crafted iox command-line options, aka Bug ID CSCuz59223.

The weakness was released 09/22/2016 with Cisco as CSCuz59223 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6414 since 07/26/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/24/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316031 (Cisco IOS iox Command Injection Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20160921-iox)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93091†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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OpenVAS ID: 802738
OpenVAS Name: Cisco IOS Software iox Command Injection Vulnerability
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07/26/2016 🔍
09/21/2016 +57 days 🔍
09/22/2016 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCuz59223
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-6414 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6414
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91891

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SecurityFocus: 93091 - Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software CVE-2016-6414 Local Command Injection Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036876

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108

Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2016 09:25
Updated: 09/24/2024 17:42
Changes: 09/23/2016 09:25 (56), 04/24/2019 00:15 (12), 09/20/2022 09:28 (2), 09/24/2024 17:42 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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