VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-7990
Cisco IOS XE 3.5E and earlier on WS-C3850, WS-C3860, and AIR-CT5760 devices does not properly parse the "request system shell" challenge response, which allows local users to obtain Linux root access by leveraging administrative privilege, aka Bug ID…
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Cisco IOS XE 3.5E and earlier on WS-C3850, WS-C3860, and AIR-CT5760 devices does not properly parse the "request system shell" challenge response, which allows local users to obtain Linux root access by leveraging administrative privilege, aka Bug ID CSCur09815.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- cisco/ios xe · cisco/air-ct5760 · cisco/ws-c3850 · cisco/ws-c3860
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
References
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-7990Vendor Advisory
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=36351Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70968
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031179
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98529
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-7990Vendor Advisory
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=36351Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70968
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031179
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98529
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.