Cisco CS-MARS 4.1/4.1.2/4.1.3/4.1.5 Command Line Interface privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco CS-MARS 4.1/4.1.2/4.1.3/4.1.5. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Command Line Interface. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-3734. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco CS-MARS 4.1/4.1.2/4.1.3/4.1.5. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Command Line Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Command Line Interface (CLI) for Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) before 4.2.1, allow local CS-MARS administrators to execute arbitrary commands as root.

The bug was discovered 07/19/2006. The weakness was published 07/21/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3734 since 07/19/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 4.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27812), Exploit-DB (2048), SecurityFocus (BID 19071†), OSVDB (33069†) and Secunia (SA21118†). Similar entries are available at VDB-31434 and VDB-31433. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
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Access: Public
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CS-MARS 4.2.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3734 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3734
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31435
X-Force: 27812
SecurityFocus: 19071 - Retired: Cisco Security Monitoring Analysis and Response System Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21118 - CS-MARS Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 33069 - Cisco - Security Monitoring Analysis and Response System - Multiple Privilege Escalation Issues
SecurityTracker: 1016537
Vulnerability Center: 12319 - [cisco-sa-20060719-mars] Cisco MARS allows Arbitrary Command Execution on Underlying OS, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-2887

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 01/04/2025 21:25
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (70), 06/22/2019 16:52 (3), 01/04/2025 21:25 (20)
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