What is CVE-2018-6433?

CVE-2018-6433 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-6433?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Broadcom Fabric Operating System

CVE-2018-6433

A vulnerability in the secryptocfg export command of Brocade Fabric OS versions before 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d could allow a local attacker to bypass the export file access restrictions and initiate a file copy from the source to a remote system.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.003 (26.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Broadcom Fabric_operating_system
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Fabric Os — versions All versions prior to version 8.2.1, 8.1.2f, 8.0.2f, 7.4.2d

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

sirt@brocade.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6433?: CVE-2018-6433 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-6433?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.