CVE-2017-12277

Description

A vulnerability in the Smart Licensing Manager service of the Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Firepower 9300 Security Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands that could be executed with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of certain Smart Licensing configuration parameters. An authenticated attacker could exploit the vulnerability by configuring a malicious URL within the affected feature. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. This vulnerability affects the following Cisco Firepower Security products running FX-OS code trains 1.1.3, 1.1.4, and 2.0.1 (versions 2.1.1, 2.2.1, and 2.2.2 are not affected): Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall and Firepower 9300 Security Appliance. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb86863.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.55%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW and Firepower 9300 Security Appliance
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101661 third party advisory vdb entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-fpwr vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12277?
CVE-2017-12277 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12277?
To fix CVE-2017-12277, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-12277 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-12277 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-12277?
CVE-2017-12277 affects n/a Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW and Firepower 9300 Security Appliance.
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