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CVE-2019-1731

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the SSH CLI key management functionality of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to expose a user's private SSH key to all authenticated users on the targeted device. The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator device credentials. The vulnerability is due to incomplete error handling if a specific error type occurs during the SSH key export. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and entering a crafted command at the CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to expose a user's private SSH key. In addition, a similar type of error in the SSH key import could cause the passphrase-protected private SSH key to be imported unintentionally.

How to fix

Remediation Available
nx-osNVD
Affected:>= 7.0(3), < 7.0(3)f3(5)Fixed in:7.0(3)f3(5)CVE-2019-1731derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days
27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
Third-Party Advisory1

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