Vulnerability Bulletins

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Binary Files Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

   
Affected software Cisco
 
A vulnerability in the installation procedure for Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) devices could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain root-level privileges.The vulnerability is due to the use of incorrect installation and permissions settings for binary files during installation of the system software on a device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the device and escalating their privileges. A successful exploit could allow the

More info:

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160609-apic?vs_f=Cisco%20Security%20Advisory&vs_cat=Security%20Intelligence&vs_type=RSS&vs_p=Cisco%20Application%20Policy%20Infrastructure%20Controller%20Binary%20Files%2