CVE-2008-1246

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Pix Asa Finesse Operation System
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 March 2008

Summary

The Cisco PIX/ASA Finesse Operation System 7.1 and 7.2 allows local users to gain privileges by entering characters at the enable prompt, erasing these characters via the Backspace key, and then holding down the Backspace key for one second after erasing the final character. NOTE: third parties, including one who works for the vendor, have been unable to reproduce the flaw unless the enable password is blank

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486959
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27457
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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