CVE-2019-1731

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Nx-os
PublishedMay 15, 2019
First seenMay 15, 2019

How to fix

Update
  • cisco nx-os7.0\(3\)i4\(9\), 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\), 6.0\(2\)a8\(10\), 7.3\(4\)n1\(1\), 7.0\(3\)f3\(5\) or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco nx-osv < 7.0\(3\)i4\(9\), 7.0\(3\)i7 ≤ v < 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\), v < 6.0\(2\)a8\(10\), 7.0\(3\)i4 ≤ v < 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\), v < 7.3\(4\)n1\(1\), 7.0\(3\) ≤ v < 7.0\(3\)f3\(5\)7.0\(3\)i4\(9\), 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\), 6.0\(2\)a8\(10\), 7.3\(4\)n1\(1\), 7.0\(3\)f3\(5\)

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