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MEDIUM
CVE-2017-12342
"Cisco Nexus Series Switches Open Agent Container Authentication Bypass"
Description

A vulnerability in the Open Agent Container (OAC) feature of Cisco Nexus Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to read and send packets outside the scope of the OAC. The vulnerability is due to insufficient internal security measures in the OAC feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting specific packets for communication on the device-internal network. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to run code on the underlying host operating system. OAC is not enabled by default. For a device to be vulnerable, an administrator would need to install and activate this feature. This vulnerability affects the following Cisco Nexus Series Switches: Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, Nexus 5000 Series Switches, Nexus 5500 Platform Switches, Nexus 5600 Platform Switches, Nexus 6000 Series Switches, Nexus 7000 Series Switches, Nexus 7700 Series Switches. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve53542, CSCvf36621.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 30, 2017, 9:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.7

Exploitability Score :

2.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-12342 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco nx-os
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-12342.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102027 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039940 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171129-nxos9 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-12342 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Cisco Systems, Inc. CWE-264
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-77 CWE-264 CWE-668
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102027 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102027 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171129-nxos9 No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171129-nxos9 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039940 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039940 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(0\)hsk\(0.357\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102027 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 02, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039940 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} -0.01%

score

0.23726

percentile

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