Cisco Unified Computing System up to 3.0(2d) UCS Manager/UCS 6200 Fabric Interconnects access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco Unified Computing System up to 3.0(2d) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component UCS Manager/UCS 6200 Fabric Interconnects. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-6402. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Unified Computing System up to 3.0(2d) (Virtualization Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component UCS Manager/UCS 6200 Fabric Interconnects. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

UCS Manager and UCS 6200 Fabric Interconnects in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) through 3.0(2d) allow local users to obtain OS root access via crafted CLI input, aka Bug ID CSCuz91263.

The weakness was shared 09/18/2016 with Cisco as CSCuz91263 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-6402 since 07/26/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/19/2022). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92956†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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OpenVAS ID: 901160
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Unified Computing System Command Line Interface Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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09/19/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/19/2022 +2191 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCuz91263
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-6402 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6402
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91689
SecurityFocus: 92956 - Cisco Unified Computing System CVE-2016-6402 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036831

Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2016 10:27
Updated: 09/19/2022 08:38
Changes: 09/19/2016 10:27 (56), 04/20/2019 00:10 (12), 09/19/2022 08:38 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:0E7:103

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