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Cisco ESSE / SMS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19739
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Release Date:
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2006-04-20
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Popularity:
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5,792 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| OS: | Cisco Ethernet Subscriber Solution Engine 1.x
CiscoWorks Service Management Solution
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Description:
Adam Pointon has reported a vulnerability in Cisco Ethernet Subscriber Solution Engine (ESSE) and CiscoWorks2000 Service Management Solution (SMS), which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
This is related to vulnerability #2 in:
SA19736
Solution:
Cisco will not be releasing fixed versions, as the products have reached End-of-Life. However, Cisco encourages customers requiring a fix to open a service request through the Technical Support organization.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Adam Pointon, Assurance.
The vendor also credits Mathieu Pepin.
Original Advisory:
Cisco:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060419-priv.shtml
Other References:
SA19736:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19736/
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