Vulnerability in Cisco Pix Asa Finesse Operation System
CVE-2008-1246
The Cisco PIX/ASA Finesse Operation System 7.1 and 7.2 allows local users to gain privileges by entering characters at the enable prompt, erasing these characters via the Backspace key, and then holding down the Backspace key for one second after erasing the final character. NOTE: third parties, including one who works for the vendor, have been unable to reproduce the flaw unless the enable password is blank
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Pix Asa Finesse Operation System — versions 7.1, 7.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486959 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27457 (vdb-entry)
- www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487579 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487051 (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41129 (vdb-entry)
- hackathology.blogspot.com/2008/01/pixasa-finesse-71-72-privilege.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486938 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1246?
- CVE-2008-1246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Pix Asa Finesse Operation System, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2008-03-10.
- How severe is CVE-2008-1246?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.