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Cisco Unified Computing System Platform Emulator Filename Argument Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

cisco-sa-20160414-ucspe2 · Medium · Published · Updated

A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Platform Emulator could allow an authenticated, local attacker to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow on a targeted system. The vulnerability occurs because the affected system improperly handles libclimeta.so filename arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted filename arguments to the system. An exploit could allow the attacker to execute code on the system or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that address this vulnerability are not available. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160414-ucspe2

Workarounds

Workarounds are not available.

CVEsCVE-2016-1340
Cisco Bug IDsCSCux68837
CVSS ScoreBase 6.8
Base 6.8 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
Product Names From Source
Cisco Unified Computing System Platform Emulator

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