PT-2019-1533 · Cisco · Cisco Hyperflex

Published 2019-02-20 · Updated 2020-10-05 · CVE-2019-1664

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco HyperFlex Software versions prior to 3.5(2a)

Description A vulnerability in the hxterm service could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to gain root access to all nodes in the cluster due to insufficient authentication controls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the hxterm service as a non-privileged, local user, potentially gaining root access to all member nodes of the HyperFlex cluster.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.5(2a), update to version 3.5(2a) or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the hxterm service to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-01031

CVE-2019-1664

Affected Products

Cisco Hyperflex

References · 5

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190220-chn-root-access · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-01031 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1664 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1664 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/107103 · Note