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CVE-2018-0279 — A vulnerability in the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) server of Cisco Enterprise NFV

A vulnerability in the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) server of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access the shell of the underlying Linux operating system on the affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper

CVSS
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EPSS
2.27% (top 15.50%)
CWE
CWE-20
Published
2018-05-17T03:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-11-29T15:09:37.194Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability in the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) server of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access the shell of the underlying Linux operating system on the affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using crafted arguments when…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure SoftwareCisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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