SB2016092225 - Privilege escalation in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Published: September 22, 2016 Updated: April 5, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016092225
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6413)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
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.