Cisco UCS Central Software CLI Restricted Shell Break Vulnerability

CVE-2017-12255 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco UCS Central Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain shell access. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands entered in the CLI, aka a Restricted Shell Break Vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by entering a specific command with crafted arguments. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain shell access to the underlying system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve70762.

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