CVE-2013-5556 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on Cisco Nexus 1000V switches via crafted install 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-2013-5556?
CVE-2013-5556 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 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 on the Cisco Nexus 1000V switch 4.2(1)SV1(5.2b) and earlier for VMware vSphere, Cisco Nexus 1000V switch 5.2(1)SM1(5.1) for Microsoft Hyper-V, and Cisco Virtual Security Gateway 4.2(1)VSG1(1) for Nexus 1000V switches allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via crafted "install all iso" arguments, aka Bug ID CSCui21340.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5556?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Nexus 1000v.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5556?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5556 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-5556 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5556 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-269h-2wf7-8247.