CVE-2014-3391 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing a malicious library in external memory, exploiting an incorrect library path setting in Cisco ASA software.
- 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-2014-3391?
CVE-2014-3391 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, published on 10 Oct 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Cisco ASA Software 8.x before 8.4(3), 8.5, and 8.7 before 8.7(1.13) allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse library file in external memory, leading to library use after device reload because of an incorrect LD_LIBRARY_PATH value, aka Bug ID CSCtq52661.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3391?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3391?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3391 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-3391 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3391 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-5j63-5mwr-m2vp.