24813 : Cisco Multiple Products show Command Local Privilege Escalation
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Timeline
Disclosure Date Exploit Publish Date
2006-04-19 2006-04-19

Keywords

 CSCsd21502

Description

Multiple Cisco products contain a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when specially crafted show commands are issued which allow an attacker to break out of the Cisco shell and execute commands as the root user on the system. This flaw may lead to a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

For the Wireless LAN Solution Engine, upgrade to version 2.13 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Ethernet Subscriber Solution Engine and CiscoWorks2000 Service Management Solution have reached End-of-Life, and no solution is provided for these products.

For the User Registration Tool, upgrade to version 2.5.5(A1) or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue in the Hosting Solution Engine. However, Cisco has released a patch (HSE-PSIRT1) to address this vulnerability.

Products
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Watch-list
Wireless LAN Solution Engine
Watch-list
 1.x
2.0
2.7
2.9
2.11
2.12
CiscoWorks2000
Watch-list
 All Versions
Ethernet Subscriber Solution Engine
Watch-list
 All Versions
User Registration Tool
Watch-list
 2.5.5
2.5.4(A5)
2.5.2(C3)
2.5.2
2.5.1
Hosting Solution Engine
Watch-list
 1.3.x
1.4.X
1.5
1.7.x
1.8.x
1.9

References

Manual Testing Notes

Credit
  • Adam Pointon - adam.pointonassurance.com.au - Assurance.com.au
  • Mathieu Pepin - Axen Consulting

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-04-25 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_1 Availability_impact_1

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