CVEvulnerability

CVE-2017-6768

7.8 HIGH Published 2017-08-17 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2017-08-17
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-426

Description

A vulnerability in the build procedure for certain executable system files installed at boot time on Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) devices could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain root-level privileges. The vulnerability is due to a custom executable system file that was built to use relative search paths for libraries without properly validating the library to be loaded. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and loading a malicious library that can escalate the privilege level. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root-level privileges and take full control of the device. The attacker must have valid user credentials to log in to the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc96087. Known Affected Releases: 1.1(0.920a), 1.1(1j), 1.1(3f); 1.2 Base, 1.2(2), 1.2(3), 1.2.2; 1.3(1), 1.3(2), 1.3(2f); 2.0 Base, 2.0(1).

Affected configurations

• cisco application policy infrastructure controller 1.1\(0.920a\) • cisco application policy infrastructure controller 1.1\(1j\) • cisco application policy infrastructure controller 1.1\(3f\) • cisco application policy infrastructure controller 1.2\(2\) • cisco application policy infrastructure controller 1.2\(3\) • cisco application policy infrastructure controller 1.2.2 • cisco application policy infrastructure controller 1.2 base • cisco application policy infrastructure controller 1.3\(1\) • cisco application policy infrastructure controller 1.3\(2\) • cisco application policy infrastructure controller 1.3\(2f\) • cisco application policy infrastructure controller 2.0\(1\) • cisco application policy infrastructure controller 2.0 base

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path weakness

References