CVE-2015-4244 Command injection in n/a
Local administrators can execute arbitrary Linux commands on Cisco ASR devices by leveraging administrative privileges to store commands in a Compact Flash file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-4244?
CVE-2015-4244 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The boot implementation on Cisco ASR 5000 and 5500 devices with software 14.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary Linux commands by leveraging administrative privileges for storage of these commands in a Compact Flash (CF) file, aka Bug ID CSCuu75278.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4244?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Asr 5000 Series Software.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4244?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4244 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-2015-4244 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4244 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2017-3819 Privilege escalation in Cisco StarOS
- CVE-2017-6612 Open redirect in Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregation Services Routers
- CVE-2017-6672 Security feature bypass in Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregation Services Routers
- CVE-2016-6467 Denial of service in Cisco Aggregation Services Router (ASR) 5000 Series Switch
- CVE-2016-9203 Denial of service in Cisco ASR 5000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hg76-79w5-rcwg.