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CVE-2018-0362

4.3 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability in BIOS authentication management of Cisco 5000 Series Enterprise Network Compute System and Cisco Unified Computing (UCS) E-Series Servers could allow an unauthenticated, local att…

Published Jun 21, 2018CWE-287EPSS 0.35%

Overview

CVE-2018-0362 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 21, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability in BIOS authentication management of Cisco 5000 Series Enterprise Network Compute System and Cisco Unified Computing (UCS) E-Series Servers could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to bypass the BIOS authentication and execute actions as an unprivileged user. The vulnerability is due to improper security restrictions that are imposed by the affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting an empty password value to an affected device's BIOS authentication prompt. An exploit could allow the attacker to have access to a restricted set of user-level BIOS commands. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh83260.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1041173Reftools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-encs-ucs-bios-auth-bypassRefwww.securitytracker.com/id/1041173Reftools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-encs-ucs-bios-auth-bypass

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0362?

CVE-2018-0362 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 21, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2018-0362?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2018-0362?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2018-0362?

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