CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-6732

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Jul 10, 2017 | Modified: Oct 03, 2019
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 the installation procedure for Cisco Prime Network Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges to root privileges. More Information: CSCvd47343. Known Affected Releases: 4.2(2.1)PP1 4.2(3.0)PP6 4.3(0.0)PP4 4.3(1.0)PP2. Known Fixed Releases: 4.3(2).

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Prime_network Cisco 4.2(2.1)pp1 (including) 4.2(2.1)pp1 (including)
Prime_network Cisco 4.2(3.0)pp6 (including) 4.2(3.0)pp6 (including)
Prime_network Cisco 4.3(0.0)pp4 (including) 4.3(0.0)pp4 (including)
Prime_network Cisco 4.3(1.0)pp2 (including) 4.3(1.0)pp2 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References