SB2016092225 - Privilege escalation in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller 



SB2016092225 - Privilege escalation in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller

Published: September 22, 2016 Updated: April 5, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2016092225
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6413)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain root-level privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper installation procedure and permission settings. Malicious user can use the weakness to escalate his privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow the local attacker to obtain root privileges on vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.