CVE-2017-6768

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An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and loading a malicious library that can escalate the privilege level. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root-level privileges and take full control of the device. The attacker must have valid user credentials to log in to the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc96087. 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Esta vulnerabilidad se debe a un archivo del sistema ejecutable personalizado que ha sido construido para usar rutas de b\u00fasqueda relativas para librer\u00edas sin validar correctamente la librer\u00eda que se va a cargar. Un atacante podr\u00eda explotar esta vulnerabilidad autentic\u00e1ndose en el dispositivo y cargando una librer\u00eda maliciosa que puede escalar el nivel de privilegios. Un exploit exitoso podr\u00eda permitir que el atacante obtenga privilegios de nivel root y obtenga el control total del dispositivo. El atacante debe tener credenciales de usuario v\u00e1lidas para poder iniciar sesi\u00f3n en el dispositivo. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc96087. 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