SB2016110307 - Privilege escalation in Cisco TelePresence Endpoints
Published: November 3, 2016 Updated: April 5, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016110307
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-2016-6459)
CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
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 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.