CVE-2014-2198

Description

Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager (CDM) in Unified CDM Platform Software before 4.4.2 has a hardcoded SSH private key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access to the support and root accounts by extracting this key from a binary file found in a different installation of the product, aka Bug ID CSCud41130.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.34% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/59544 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68334 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030515 vdb entry
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20140702-cucdm vendor advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAMBAlert.x?alertId=34689 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2198?
CVE-2014-2198 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2198?
To fix CVE-2014-2198, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2198 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2198 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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