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Cisco NX-OS Software Data Management Engine Remote Code Execution (cisco-sa-nxos-dme-rce-cbE3nhZS)
high Nessus Plugin ID 140185
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
According to its self-reported version, Cisco NX-OS Software is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol packet to a Layer 2-adjacent affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges or cause the Cisco Discovery Protocol process to crash and restart multiple times, causing the affected device to reload and resulting in a DoS condition.Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug IDs CSCvr89315See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?f83e12a0
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-74239
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 140185
File Name: cisco-sa-nxos-dme-rce-cbE3nhZS.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 9/2/2020
Updated: 3/8/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.9
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-3415
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Version, Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Model, Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Device
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/26/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/26/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-3415