PT-2021-1874 · Cisco · Cisco Data Center Network Manager

Published 2021-01-20 · Updated 2021-01-26 · CVE-2021-1283

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the logging subsystem of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) and is associated with uncontrolled memory allocation. It could allow an authenticated, local attacker to view sensitive information in a system log file that should be restricted. The vulnerability exists because sensitive information is not properly masked before it is written to system log files. An attacker could exploit this by authenticating to an affected device and inspecting a specific system log file, potentially allowing the attacker to view sensitive information in the system log file.

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-789

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-00643

CVE-2021-1283

Affected Products

Cisco Data Center Network Manager

References · 4

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-00643 · Security Note
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dcnm-info-disc-QCSJB6YG · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1283 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1283 · Security Note