CVE-2018-0362

Description

A vulnerability in BIOS authentication management of Cisco 5000 Series Enterprise Network Compute System and Cisco Unified Computing (UCS) E-Series Servers could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to bypass the BIOS authentication and execute actions as an unprivileged user. The vulnerability is due to improper security restrictions that are imposed by the affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting an empty password value to an affected device's BIOS authentication prompt. An exploit could allow the attacker to have access to a restricted set of user-level BIOS commands. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh83260.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a Cisco 5000 Series Enterprise Network Compute System and Cisco UCS E-Series Servers unknown
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-encs-ucs-bios-auth-bypass vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041173 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-0362?
CVE-2018-0362 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-0362?
To fix CVE-2018-0362, 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-2018-0362 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-0362 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-0362?
CVE-2018-0362 affects n/a Cisco 5000 Series Enterprise Network Compute System and Cisco UCS E-Series Servers unknown.
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