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CVE-2016-9196

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
07/04/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025

Description

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).

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.70 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
6.70
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point:8.1\(15.14\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point:8.1\(112.3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point:8.1\(112.4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point:8.1\(131.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point:8.2\(100.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point:8.2\(102.43\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point:8.2_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet_1800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet_2800e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet_2800i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet_3800e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet_3800i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet_3800p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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