Cisco CS-MARS CLI command execution
| cisco-cli-command-execution (27812) |  High Risk |
Description:
Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) could allow a remote administrator to gain elevated privileges on the device, caused by improper parsing of commands by the Command Line Interface (CLI). A remote CS-MARS administrator could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the base operating system with root privileges.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.2 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 3.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of the CS-MARS software (4.2.1 or later), as listed in cisco-sa-20060719-mars. See References.
References:
- cisco-sa-20060719-mars: Cisco Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS).
- BID-19071: Retired: Cisco Security Monitoring Analysis and Response System Multiple Vulnerabilities
- BID-19077: Cisco Security Monitoring Analysis and Response System Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-3734: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Command Line Interface (CLI) for Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) before 4.2.1, allow local CS-MARS administrators to execute arbitrary commands as root.
- SA21118: CS-MARS Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016537: Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Shell Commands and Administrators Gain Root Privileges
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2887: Cisco Security Monitoring Analysis and Response System Command Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco CS-MARS 4.1
- Cisco CS-MARS 4.1.2
- Cisco CS-MARS 4.1.3
- Cisco CS-MARS 4.1.5
Reported:
Jul 19, 2006
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