CVE-2017-6606 — OS Command Injection in Cisco IOS XE

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 62.96%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Cisco IOS XE
Timeline
PublishedApr 7
Latest updateMay 17

Description

A vulnerability in a startup script of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the targeted system to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the root user. More Information: CSCuz06639 CSCuz42122. Known Affected Releases: 15.6(1.1)S 16.1.2 16.2.0 15.2(1)E. Known Fixed Releases: Denali-16.1.3 16.2(1.8) 16.1(2.61) 15.6(2)SP 15.6(2)S1 15.6(1)S2 15.5(3)S3a 15.5(3)S3 15.5(2)S4 15.5(1)S4 15.4(3)S6a 15.4(3)S6 15…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.5 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDcisco/ios_xe164 versions+163

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-5xp6-q5gc-vw78: A vulnerability in a startup script of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the targeted system to ex↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2017-6606: A vulnerability in a startup script of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the targeted system to ex↗2017-04-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
Cisco IOS XE Software Startup Script Local Command Execution Vulnerability↗2017-04-05
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