CVE-2017-6775

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers running the Cisco StarOS operating system could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges to admin-level privileges. The vulnerability is due to incorrect permissions that are given to a set of users. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the shell of an affected device and elevating their privileges by modifying environment variables. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain admin-level privileges and take control of the affected device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd47741. Known Affected Releases: 21.0.v0.65839.

5.7

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory cisco.com

Affected: Cisco Systems, Inc. StarOS for ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100381	vdb entry third party advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816-staros3	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039183	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6775?: CVE-2017-6775 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-6775?: To fix CVE-2017-6775, 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-2017-6775 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-6775 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-6775?: CVE-2017-6775 affects Cisco Systems, Inc. StarOS for ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers.

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