CVE-2014-7990

EUVD-2014-7839
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
6.8 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 24%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
ciscoios_xe
𝑥
≤ 3.5e
ciscoair-ct5760
*
ciscows-c3850
*
ciscows-c3860
*
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-7990
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=36351
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-2014-7990
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=36351
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70968
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031179
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98529