CVE-2017-6719 Command injection in Cisco IOS XR
An authenticated local attacker can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on Cisco IOS XR devices via the CLI.
- 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-2017-6719?
CVE-2017-6719 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr, published on 4 Jul 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 CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the host operating system with root privileges, aka Command Injection. More Information: CSCvb99406. Known Affected Releases: 6.2.1.BASE. Known Fixed Releases: 6.2.1.28i.BASE 6.2.1.22i.BASE 6.1.32.8i.BASE 6.1.31.3i.BASE 6.1.3.10i.BASE.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6719?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xr.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6719?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6719 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-2017-6719 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6719 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xr
- CVE-2020-3118 Cisco IOS XR Software Discovery Protocol Format String
- CVE-2020-3569 Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion
- CVE-2020-3566 Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion
- CVE-2010-3035 Cisco IOS XR Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Denial-of-Service
- CVE-2022-20821 Cisco IOS XR Open Port
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ghq9-xp8j-4pwc.