CVE-2016-1335 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Authenticated users can gain administrator privileges by connecting from an endpoint previously used by an admin due to SSH mishandling.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-1335?

CVE-2016-1335 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SSH implementation in Cisco StarOS before 19.3.M0.62771 and 20.x before 20.0.M0.62768 on ASR 5000 devices mishandles a multi-user public-key authentication configuration, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by establishing a connection from an endpoint that was previously used for an administrator's connection, aka Bug ID CSCux22492.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1335?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Asr 5000 Series Software.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1335?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1335 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-1335 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1335 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8vpj-6xx8-gx4p.

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