VDB-99373 · CVE-2016-9196 · BID 97468

Cisco Aironet 1800/Aironet 2800/Aironet 3800 8.2(121.0)/8.3(102.0) Login Authentication Management access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cisco Aironet 1800, Aironet 2800 and Aironet 3800 8.2(121.0)/8.3(102.0). Affected is an unknown function of the component Login Authentication Management. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-9196. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco Aironet 1800, Aironet 2800 and Aironet 3800 8.2(121.0)/8.3(102.0) (Wireless LAN Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Login Authentication 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in login authentication management in Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Point platforms could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain unrestricted root access to the underlying Linux operating system. The root Linux shell is provided for advanced troubleshooting and should not be available to individual users, even those with root privileges. The attacker must have the root password to exploit this vulnerability. More Information: CSCvb13893. Known Affected Releases: 8.2(121.0) 8.3(102.0). Known Fixed Releases: 8.4(1.53) 8.4(1.52) 8.3(111.0) 8.3(104.23) 8.2(130.0) 8.2(124.1).

The bug was discovered 04/05/2017. The weakness was presented 04/07/2017 as cisco-sa-20170405-aironet as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9196 since 11/06/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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 8.4(1.53), 8.4(1.52), 8.3(111.0), 8.3(104.23), 8.2(130.0) or 8.2(124.1) eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97468†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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: 800316
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Point Platforms Shell Bypass Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Aironet 1800/Aironet 2800/Aironet 3800 8.4(1.53)/8.4(1.52)/8.3(111.0)/8.3(104.23)/8.2(130.0)/8.2(124.1)

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11/06/2016 🔍
04/05/2017 +150 days 🔍
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11/27/2022 +2059 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20170405-aironet
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9196 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9196
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99373
SecurityFocus: 97468 - Cisco Aironet Access Points CVE-2016-9196 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9196 - Cisco - Multiple Products - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038187

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2017 09:21
Updated: 11/27/2022 09:43
Changes: 04/08/2017 09:21 (67), 08/26/2020 16:57 (5), 11/27/2022 09:43 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:5E0:103

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