CVE-2013-6685 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges on Cisco Unified IP phones by exploiting weak permissions on memory block devices.
- 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-2013-6685?
CVE-2013-6685 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Nov 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 Unified IP phones 8961, 9951, and 9971 uses weak permissions for memory block devices, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting a device with a setuid file in its filesystem, aka Bug ID CSCui04382.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6685?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Cisco Unified Ip Phone 8961, Cisco Unified Ip Phone 9951, Cisco Unified Ip Phone 9971, Cisco Unified Ip Phone Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6685?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6685 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-6685 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6685 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3q28-p7pm-8p98.