Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Cisco Unified Computing System Platform Emulator
CVE-2016-1340

8.4HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Cisco
Status
Unified Computing System Platform Emulator
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 April 2016

What is CVE-2016-1340?

This vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Platform Emulator allows local users to exploit a heap-based buffer overflow via crafted arguments in the libclimeta.so filename. Successful exploitation can grant escalated privileges to the attackers, posing a serious security risk across the affected UCS versions.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035582
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http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecur...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.4
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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