CVE-2015-6424

Description

The boot manager in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) 1.1(0.920a) allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain single-user-mode root access via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCuu83985.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151216-apic vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79410 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034468 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6424?
CVE-2015-6424 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-6424?
To fix CVE-2015-6424, 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-2015-6424 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-6424 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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