Vulnerability in Cisco Asr 5000 Software
CVE-2017-6775
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers running the Cisco StarOS operating system could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges to admin-level privileges. The vulnerability is due to incorrect permissions that are given to a set of users. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the shell of an affected device and elevating their privileges by modifying environment variables. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain admin-level privileges and take control of the affected device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd47741. Known Affected Releases: 21.0.v0.65839.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (26.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.6% 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 Asr 5000 Software — versions 21.0.v0.65839
- Cisco Systems, Inc. Staros For Asr 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers — versions 21.0.v0.65839
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100381 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039183 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6775?
- CVE-2017-6775 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asr 5000 Software. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2017-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6775?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.