CVE-2017-6606 Command injection in Cisco IOS XE

Medium 6.4 Published 7 Apr 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An unauthenticated attacker with physical access can execute arbitrary commands as root via a startup script vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-6606?

CVE-2017-6606 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 7 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in a startup script of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the targeted system to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the root user. More Information: CSCuz06639 CSCuz42122. Known Affected Releases: 15.6(1.1)S 16.1.2 16.2.0 15.2(1)E. Known Fixed Releases: Denali-16.1.3 16.2(1.8) 16.1(2.61) 15.6(2)SP 15.6(2)S1 15.6(1)S2 15.5(3)S3a 15.5(3)S3 15.5(2)S4 15.5(1)S4 15.4(3)S6a 15.4(3)S6 15.3(3)S8a 15.3(3)S8 15.2(5)E 15.2(4)E3 15.2(3)E5 15.0(2)SQD3 15.0(1.9.2)SQD3 3.9(0)E.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6606?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios Xe.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6606?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6606 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-2017-6606 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6606 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5xp6-q5gc-vw78.