CVE-2010-4303
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.9
Description
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing (UVC) System 5110 and 5115, when the Linux operating system is used, uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/shadow file, which allows local users to discover encrypted passwords by reading this file, aka Bug ID CSCti54043.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Not affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | unified_videoconferencing_system_5110_firmware | 7.0.1.13.3 | |
| cisco | unified_videoconferencing_system_5115_firmware | 7.0.1.13.3 | |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Nov/167
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080b56d0d.html
- http://www.trustmatta.com/advisories/MATTA-2010-001.txt
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Nov/167
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080b56d0d.html
- http://www.trustmatta.com/advisories/MATTA-2010-001.txt
CWEs
CWE-255
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.