CVE-2019-1605

CWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-119 — Buffer Overflow4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.2%
top 59.16%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
8
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer SwitchesCisco Nexus 3000 Series SwitchesCisco Nexus 3500 Platform Switches+5 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 8
Latest updateMay 13

Description

A vulnerability in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code as root. The vulnerability is due to incorrect input validation in the NX-API feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP or HTTPS request to an internal service on an affected device that has the NX-API feature enabled. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code as root. N…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages8 packages

▶CVEListV5cisco/nexus_9000_series_switches_in_standalone_nx-os_modeunspecified — 7.0(3)I4(8)+1
▶CVEListV5cisco/nexus_7000_and_7700_series_switchesunspecified — 7.3(3)D1(1)
▶CVEListV5cisco/nexus_3000_series_switchesunspecified — 7.0(3)I4(8)+1
▶CVEListV5cisco/nexus_9500_r-series_line_cards_and_fabric_modulesunspecified — 7.0(3)F3(5)
▶CVEListV5cisco/nexus_3500_platform_switchesunspecified — 6.0(2)A8(8)

Patches

Patch: tools.cisco.com ↗Patch: tools.cisco.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vv46-jc2q-qcxw: A vulnerability in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code as root↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
Cisco NX-OS Software NX-API Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability↗2019-03-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
Cisco NX-OS Software NX-API Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability↗2019-03-06
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CVE-2019-1605 (HIGH CVSS 7.8) | A vulnerability in the NX-API featu | cvebase.io