#VU8919 Privilege escalation in Cisco AMP for Endpoints - CVE-2017-12317
Published: October 24, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8919
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12317
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco AMP for Endpoints
Cisco AMP for Endpoints
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Cisco AMP For Endpoints application due to the use of a static key value stored in the application used to encrypt the connector protection password. A local attacker can gain local, administrative access to a Windows host and stop the Cisco AMP for Endpoints service.
The weakness exists in the Cisco AMP For Endpoints application due to the use of a static key value stored in the application used to encrypt the connector protection password. A local attacker can gain local, administrative access to a Windows host and stop the Cisco AMP for Endpoints service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.