CVE-2019-1731
Cisco NX-OS Software SSH Key Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.1 Medium
- Published
- May 15, 2019
- Updated
- Nov 21, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 6, 2018
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 5.1 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N | cisco |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Cisco NX-OS SoftwareCisco |
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References
- 20190515 Cisco NX-OS Software SSH Key Information Disclosure Vulnerabilityvendor-advisory
- 108353vdb-entry
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