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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105703
Category:CISCO
Title:Cisco Nexus Devices NX-OS Software Command-Line Interpreter Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Cisco-SA-20150630-CVE-2015-4232)
Summary:A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the command-line; interpreter of Cisco Nexus devices could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute; arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with user privileges.
Description:Summary:
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the command-line
interpreter of Cisco Nexus devices could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute
arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with user privileges.

Vulnerability Insight:
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input sanitization
of parameters passed to the tar command on the command-line interpreter of an affected device.

Vulnerability Impact:
An attacker could leverage this behavior to execute arbitrary
commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the user authenticated to the
device.

Solution:
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.

CVSS Score:
4.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-4232
BugTraq ID: 75503
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75503
Cisco Security Advisory: 20150630 Cisco Nexus Devices NX-OS Software Command-Line Interpreter Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39569
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032764
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