7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-6436
Brocade Fabric OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

A Vulnerability in the firmwaredownload command of Brocade Fabric OS command line interface (CLI) versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d could allow a local attacker to escape the restricted shell and, gain root access.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 8, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:10 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6436 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 Broadcom fabric_operating_system
1 Brocade fabric_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-2018-6436.

URL Resource
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2018-730 Vendor Advisory
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2018-730 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-6436 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-6436 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2018-730
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.1.2 from (excluding) 8.1.2f OR *cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.1.2 from (excluding) 8.1.2f
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.2.0 from (excluding) 8.2.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.2.0 from (excluding) 8.2.1
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.2 from (excluding) 8.0.2f OR *cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.2 from (excluding) 8.0.2f
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.4.2 from (excluding) 7.4.2d OR *cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.4.2 from (excluding) 7.4.2d
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

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

    Dec. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2018-730 No Types Assigned https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2018-730 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.4.2 up to (excluding) 7.4.2d *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.2 up to (excluding) 8.0.2f *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.1.2 up to (excluding) 8.1.2f *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.2.0 up to (excluding) 8.2.1
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.

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.05635

percentile

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