Cisco FireAMP Connector Endpoint 1 System management access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cisco FireAMP Connector Endpoint 1. Affected is an unknown function of the component System management. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6449. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco FireAMP Connector Endpoint 1. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component System management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the system management of certain FireAMP system processes in Cisco FireAMP Connector Endpoint software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to stop certain protected FireAMP processes without requiring a password. Stopping certain critical processes could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition, and certain security features could no longer be available. More Information: CSCvb40597. Known Affected Releases: 1.

The bug was discovered 12/07/2016. The weakness was shared 12/14/2016 as CSCvb40597 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6449 since 07/26/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is required for 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 94814†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for 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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Timelineinfo

07/26/2016 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCvb40597⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6449 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6449
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94159
SecurityFocus: 94814 - Cisco FireAMP Connector Endpoint Software CVE-2016-6449 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2016 11:01
Updated: 07/05/2019 15:39
Changes: 12/14/2016 11:01 (58), 07/05/2019 15:39 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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