CVE-2016-1456 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers with container access can execute arbitrary OS commands with elevated privileges in Cisco IOS XR.
- 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-2016-1456?
CVE-2016-1456 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr, published on 15 Jul 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The CLI in Cisco IOS XR 6.x through 6.0.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands in a privileged context by leveraging unspecified container access, aka Bug ID CSCuz62721.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1456?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xr.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1456?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1456 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-1456 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1456 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xr
- CVE-2020-3118 Cisco IOS XR Software Discovery Protocol Format String
- CVE-2020-3569 Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion
- CVE-2020-3566 Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion
- CVE-2010-3035 Cisco IOS XR Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Denial-of-Service
- CVE-2022-20821 Cisco IOS XR Open Port
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4q37-wpfr-m8xh.