CVE-2014-7990 (GCVE-0-2014-7990)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-11-07 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:03
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Summary
Cisco IOS XE 3.5E and earlier on WS-C3850, WS-C3860, and AIR-CT5760 devices does not properly parse the "request system shell" challenge response, which allows local users to obtain Linux root access by leveraging administrative privilege, aka Bug ID CSCur09815.
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CWE
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