CVE-2016-1456 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The CLI in Cisco IOS XR 6.x through 6.0.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands in a privileged context by leveraging unspecified container access, aka Bug ID CSCuz62721.

Published: 2016-07-15

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.0_base:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-2555	The CLI in Cisco IOS XR 6.x through 6.0.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands in a privileged context by leveraging unspecified container access, aka Bug ID CSCuz62721.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00083.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160714-ios-xr
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91785
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036311

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Ios Xr

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2016-07-15T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:55:14.674Z

Reserved: 2016-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1456

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-07-15T16:59:07.190

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-1456

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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