CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-9196

Published: Apr 07, 2017 | Modified: Jul 12, 2017
CVSS 3.x
6.7
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability in login authentication management in Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Point platforms could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain unrestricted root access to the underlying Linux operating system. The root Linux shell is provided for advanced troubleshooting and should not be available to individual users, even those with root privileges. The attacker must have the root password to exploit this vulnerability. More Information: CSCvb13893. Known Affected Releases: 8.2(121.0) 8.3(102.0). Known Fixed Releases: 8.4(1.53) 8.4(1.52) 8.3(111.0) 8.3(104.23) 8.2(130.0) 8.2(124.1).

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Aironet_access_point Cisco 8.1(15.14) (including) 8.1(15.14) (including)
Aironet_access_point Cisco 8.1(112.3) (including) 8.1(112.3) (including)
Aironet_access_point Cisco 8.1(112.4) (including) 8.1(112.4) (including)
Aironet_access_point Cisco 8.1(131.0) (including) 8.1(131.0) (including)
Aironet_access_point Cisco 8.2(100.0) (including) 8.2(100.0) (including)
Aironet_access_point Cisco 8.2(102.43) (including) 8.2(102.43) (including)
Aironet_access_point Cisco 8.2_base (including) 8.2_base (including)

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