CVE-2012-2053
Description
The sudoers file in the Linux system configuration in F5 FirePass 6.0.0 through 6.1.0 and 7.0.0 does not require a password for executing commands as root, which allows local users to gain privileges via the sudo program, as demonstrated by the user account that executes PHP scripts, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1777.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74813
- https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120328-0_F5_FirePass_SSL_VPN_unauthenticated_remote_root_v1.0.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74813
- https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120328-0_F5_FirePass_SSL_VPN_unauthenticated_remote_root_v1.0.txt
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.