CVE-2013-3400 Command injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 10 Jul 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local users can execute arbitrary commands on Cisco Nexus 1000V devices via crafted license installation arguments.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2013-3400?

CVE-2013-3400 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os, published on 10 Jul 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The license-installation module in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 1000V devices allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via crafted "install license" arguments, aka Bug ID CSCuh30824.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3400?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Nexus 1000v, Cisco Nx-Os.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3400?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3400 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2013-3400 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3400 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-q7xm-7x78-ppqp.