| CVE ID | CVE-2017-5641 |
| CVSS SCORE | 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Cisco |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of a user permission. A crafted tcpdump command can trigger execution of a privileged operation. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Fixed in version 11.5(4) or later |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | Pedro Ribeiro (@pedrib1337 | pedrib@gmail.com) from Agile Information Security |
