# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hg76-79w5-rcwg

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4244?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3819/): Privilege escalation in Cisco StarOS (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-6612](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6612/): Open redirect in Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2017-6672](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6672/): Security feature bypass in Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-6467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6467/): Denial of service in Cisco Aggregation Services Router (ASR) 5000 Series Switch (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-9203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9203/): Denial of service in Cisco ASR 5000 (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-4244 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4244/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4244/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4244
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4244
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-4244

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