SB2016092225 - Privilege escalation in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Published: September 22, 2016 Updated: April 5, 2018
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6413)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain root-level privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper installation procedure and permission settings. Malicious user can use the weakness to escalate his privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow the local attacker to obtain root privileges on vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.