SSH Key Storage Flaw in Cisco UCS Invicta Appliances
CVE-2016-1313

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Ucs Invicta C3124sa Appliance
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 April 2016

Summary

The Cisco UCS Invicta C3124SA Appliance, along with UCS Invicta Scaling Systems and Whiptail Racerunner, suffers from a vulnerability due to improper storage of a default SSH private key. This flaw enables remote attackers to gain root access to affected systems through unspecified means. Organizations using these Cisco products should assess their security configurations and update to mitigate the potential risks associated with this flaw.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035496
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http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecur...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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