CVE-2015-4232 Command injection in n/a
Local users can execute arbitrary OS commands on Cisco Nexus and MDS devices via crafted CLI tar parameters, leading to privilege escalation.
- 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-2015-4232?
CVE-2015-4232 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os, published on 3 Jul 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco NX-OS 6.2(10) on Nexus and MDS 9000 devices allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands by entering crafted tar parameters in the CLI, aka Bug ID CSCus44856.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4232?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Nx-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4232?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4232 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-2015-4232 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4232 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Nx-Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3hq6-jjwr-fjv7.