PT-2015-2233 · Cisco · Cisco Nx-Os

Published 2015-06-24 · Updated 2016-12-28 · CVE-2015-4213

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco NX-OS version 1.1(1g)

Description The issue is related to a lack of protection for internal data in the network operating system, which can be exploited by a remote authenticated attacker to gain access to user passwords in cleartext.

Recommendations For Cisco NX-OS version 1.1(1g), consider restricting access to the system until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. As a temporary workaround, limit the privileges of authenticated users to minimize the risk of password exposure.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11579

CVE-2015-4213

Affected Products

Cisco Nx-Os

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4213 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11579 · Security Note
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39469 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1032712 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/75378 · Note