Cisco Intrusion Prevention Systems CLI gain privileges
| cisco-ips-cli-gain-privileges (21947) |  High Risk |
Description:
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System could allow a local attacker with OPERATOR or VIEWER access rights to gain elevated privileges. A local attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the command line processing logic to gain full administrative control of the IPS device.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest fixed Cisco IPS version, as listed in Cisco Security Advisory Document ID: 66143. See References.
References:
- Cisco IPS Web site: Cisco Intrusion Prevention System - Products & Services - Cisco Systems.
- Cisco Security Advisory Document ID: 66143: Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation.
- BID-14633: Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2681: Unspecified vulnerability in the command line processing (CLI) logic in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.0(1) and 5.0(2) allows local users with OPERATOR or VIEWER privileges to gain additional privileges via unknown vectors.
- SA16545: Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Privilege Escalation
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.0(1)
- Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.0(2)
Reported:
Aug 22, 2005
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