CVE-2008-1246
Cisco PIX/ASA Finesse Operation System Backspace Privilege Escalation
Description
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
INFO
Published Date :
March 10, 2008, 5:44 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 7, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.1
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 07, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 17, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag MITRE disputed -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** 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. 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 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41129 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41129 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
May. 05, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation El Cisco PIX/ASA Finesse Operation System 7.1 and 7.2 permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios, introducciendo caracteres en el intérprete de comandos, borrándolos con la tecla de retroceso (Backspace) y manteniendo pulsada esta tecla durante un segundo antes de borrar el último carácter. Added Translation ** DISPUTADA ** Cisco PIX/ASA Finesse Operation System 7.1 y 7.2 permite a usuarios locales ganar privilegios mediante la introducción de caracteres en el intérprete de comandos, borrando estos caracteres a través de la tecla de retroceso (Backspace) y posteriormente manteniendo pulsada la tecla de retroceso durante un segundo después de borrar el último caracter. NOTA: terceras partes, incluyendo una que trabaja para el proveedor, no han podido reproducir el fallo a no ser que la contraseña de habilitar esté en blanco. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 11, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Exploit Prediction
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0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile