Cisco Content Services Switch 11800 4.0/4.0.1 Debug Mode privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco Content Services Switch 11800 4.0/4.0.1. This affects an unknown part of the component Debug Mode. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0412. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Content Services Switch 11800 4.0/4.0.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Debug Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco Content Services (CSS) switch products 11800 and earlier, aka Arrowpoint, allows local users to gain privileges by entering debug mode.

The bug was discovered 04/04/2001. The weakness was shared 04/04/2001 with Cisco as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0412. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 4.0.1 B19s eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6322), SecurityFocus (BID 2559†), OSVDB (1784†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11328†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Content Services Switch 11800 4.0.1 B19s

Timelineinfo

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06/18/2001 +75 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +613 days 🔍
05/02/2006 +1165 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +2985 days 🔍
06/17/2019 +1809 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0412 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0412
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16799
X-Force: 6322 - Cisco CSS debug mode allows users to gain administrative access
SecurityFocus: 2559 - Cisco Content Services Switch User Privilege Elevation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1784 - Cisco CSS Debug Mode Privilege Elevation
Vulnerability Center: 11328 - [cisco-sa-20010404-arrowpoint-usr-accnt-bug] Cisco Arrowpoint Privileges Escalation via Debug Mode, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 14:12
Updated: 06/17/2019 12:57
Changes: 07/04/2014 14:12 (60), 06/17/2019 12:57 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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