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Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Change History

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

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     *cpe:2.3:a:cohesive:vns3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.2.8
     *cpe:2.3:a:cohesive:vns3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.6.0 up to (excluding) 6.6.7

https://cohesive.net/support/security-responses/ No Types Assigned

https://cohesive.net/support/security-responses/ Vendor Advisory

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1231/ No Types Assigned

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1231/ Third Party Advisory

Cohesive Networks VNS3 Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Cohesive Networks VNS3. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the web service, which listens on TCP port 8000 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage

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

CWE-78

https://cohesive.net/support/security-responses/

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1231/