CVE-2015-4185 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting a TCL interpreter state management flaw in Cisco IOS.
- 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-2015-4185?
CVE-2015-4185 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 13 Jun 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The TCL interpreter in Cisco IOS 15.2 does not properly maintain the vty state, which allows local users to gain privileges by starting a session very soon after a TCL script execution, aka Bug ID CSCuq24202.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4185?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4185?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4185 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-4185 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4185 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-6gc2-q6xw-3c8q.