Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-12785
CVE-2017-12785
Description
The novish command-line interface, included in the NoviWare software distribution through NW400.2.6 and deployed on NoviSwitch devices, is prone to a buffer overflow in the "show log cli" command. This could be used by a read-only user (monitor role) to gain privileged (root) code execution on the switch via command injection.
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Affected products
3- Range: <=NW400.2.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42518/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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