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CVE-2019-1664

HIGH

7.8

Description

A vulnerability in the hxterm service of Cisco HyperFlex Software could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to gain root access to all nodes in the cluster. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authentication controls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the hxterm service as a non-privileged, local user. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root access to all member nodes of the HyperFlex cluster. This vulnerability affects Cisco HyperFlex Software Releases prior to 3.5(2a).

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published2/21/2019

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

cisco:hyperflex_hx_data_platform

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284CWE-287

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107103(psirt@cisco.com)

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190220-chn-root-access(psirt@cisco.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107103(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190220-chn-root-access(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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