The DHCP implementation in the PowerOn Auto Provisioning (POAP) feature in Cisco NX-OS does not properly restrict the initialization process, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by sending crafted response packets on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCur14589.
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031992 | vdb entry |
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=38062 | vendor advisory |