CVE-2015-4282 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain root privileges by exploiting weak file permissions on Cisco Mobility Services Engine binaries.

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-2015-4282?

CVE-2015-4282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Nov 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco Mobility Services Engine (MSE) through 8.0.120.7 uses weak permissions for unspecified binary files, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by writing to a file, aka Bug ID CSCuv40504.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4282?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Mobility Services Engine.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4282?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4282 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-4282 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v76g-4r7v-g6m6.

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