PT-2019-1581 · Cisco · Cisco Nx-Os

Published 2019-03-06 · Updated 2019-03-06

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco NX-OS (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to errors in the automation process of device deployment in the PowerOn Auto Provisioning (POAP) mechanism of Cisco NX-OS network operating system for Cisco switches. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to load and execute malicious configuration scripts on vulnerable devices by sending specially crafted DHCP responses.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-17

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-01112

Affected Products

Cisco Nx-Os

References · 3

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-01112 · Security Note
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190306-info-poap · Note
• https://securitylab.ru/news/498254.php · Note