CVE-2013-3408 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges on Cisco Virtualization Experience Client 6000 devices due to incorrect operating-system permissions in the firmware.

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-2013-3408?

CVE-2013-3408 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The firmware on Cisco Virtualization Experience Client 6000 devices sets incorrect operating-system permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges via an unspecified sequence of commands, aka Bug ID CSCuc31764.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3408?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Cisco Virtualization Experience Client 6000, Cisco Virtualization Experience Client 6000 Series Firmware, Cisco Virtualization Experience Client 6215.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3408?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3408 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-3408 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3408 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pcx3-ppxf-cr32.

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