Cisco NX-OS CLI command injection memory corruption

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco NX-OS (Router Operating System) (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is the functionality of the component CLI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (Command Injection). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-88. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/16/2019 as cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-overflo as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-1768 since 12/06/2018. 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 05/16/2019).

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

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• Cisco

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• NX-OS

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Class: Memory corruption / Command Injection (CWE-88)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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0-Day Time: ?12/06/2018 CVE assigned
05/16/2019 +161 days Advisory disclosed
05/16/2019 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/16/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateAdvisory: cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-overflo
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-1768 (?)
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Created: 05/16/2019 01:57 PM
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