8.4
HIGH
CVE-2016-1340
Cisco UCS Platform Emulator Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Platform Emulator 2.5(2)TS4, 3.0(2c)A, and 3.0(2c)TS9 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted libclimeta.so filename arguments, aka Bug ID CSCux68837.

INFO

Published Date :

April 16, 2016, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 29, 2016, 4:32 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1340 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco unified_computing_system_platform_emulator
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-1340.

URL Resource
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160414-ucspe2 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035582 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-1340 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1340 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035582 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035582 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035582
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system_platform_emulator:3.0\(2c\)ts9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system_platform_emulator:3.0\(2c\)a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system_platform_emulator:2.5\(2\)ts4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160414-ucspe2 No Types Assigned http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160414-ucspe2 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.30057

percentile

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