CVE-2014-7990

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Published Nov 7, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cisco IOS XE 3.5E and earlier on WS-C3850, WS-C3860, and AIR-CT5760 devices does not properly parse the "request system shell" challenge response, which allows local users to obtain Linux root access by leveraging administrative privilege, aka Bug ID CSCur09815.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:air-ct5760::::::::
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3850::::::::
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ws-c3860::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-7839	Cisco IOS XE 3.5E and earlier on WS-C3850, WS-C3860, and AIR-CT5760 devices does not properly parse the "request system shell" challenge response, which allows local users to obtain Linux root access by leveraging administrative privilege, aka Bug ID CSCur09815.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.344% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-7990
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=36351
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70968
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031179
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98529

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Air-ct5760 Ios Xe Ws-c3850 Ws-c3860

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: Nov 7, 2014, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:03 PM
Reserved: Oct 8, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:16 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 7, 2014, 11:55 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:16 AM

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