SB2016110307 - Privilege escalation in Cisco TelePresence Endpoints



SB2016110307 - Privilege escalation in Cisco TelePresence Endpoints

Published: November 3, 2016 Updated: April 5, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2016110307
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6459)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness is due to input validation error. By sending a specially crsfted parameter values, a local attacker can inject and execute shell commands that may lead to disclosure of potentially sensitive information, including private keys.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.