CVE-2012-2053 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can gain root privileges on F5 FirePass devices because the sudoers configuration allows passwordless execution of commands.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2053?
CVE-2012-2053 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Apr 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The sudoers file in the Linux system configuration in F5 FirePass 6.0.0 through 6.1.0 and 7.0.0 does not require a password for executing commands as root, which allows local users to gain privileges via the sudo program, as demonstrated by the user account that executes PHP scripts, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1777.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2053?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Firepass.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2053?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2053 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-2053 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2053 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9xm-p27h-h3gp.