CVE-2014-7990

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Air-ct5760
PublishedNov 7, 2014
First seenNov 7, 2014

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco air-ct5760No range specified—
cisco ios_xev ≤ 3.5e—
cisco ws-c3850No range specified—
cisco ws-c3860No range specified—

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