CVE-2015-4237 Command injection in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 3 Jul 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on Cisco Nexus devices via crafted filenames in the CLI parser.

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-2015-4237?

CVE-2015-4237 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

The CLI parser in Cisco NX-OS 4.1(2)E1(1), 6.2(11b), 6.2(12), 7.2(0)ZZ(99.1), 7.2(0)ZZ(99.3), and 9.1(1)SV1(3.1.8) on Nexus devices allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted characters in a filename, aka Bug IDs CSCuv08491, CSCuv08443, CSCuv08480, CSCuv08448, CSCuu99291, CSCuv08434, and CSCuv08436.

Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4237?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Nx-Os.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4237?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4237 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-2015-4237 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4237 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-p7qf-fqjr-3jrq.