CVE-2017-12306 Security feature bypass in Cisco Spark Board

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

An authenticated local attacker can bypass signature verification to install custom firmware on Cisco Spark Boards, enabling arbitrary code execution.

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-2017-12306?

CVE-2017-12306 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Spark Board, published on 16 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the upgrade process of Cisco Spark Board could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install an unverified upgrade package, aka Signature Verification Bypass. The vulnerability is due to insufficient upgrade package validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing the upgrade process with an upgrade package that the attacker controls. An exploit could allow the attacker to install custom firmware to the Spark Board. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf84502.

Weakness: CWE-494, CWE-16

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12306?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Conference Director.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12306?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12306 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-12306 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12306 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-83qx-28gx-pcx4.

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