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CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor Arbitrary Command Execution
Secunia Advisory: SA29376
Release Date: 2008-03-14
Popularity: 4,512 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor (IPM) 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-1157


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to the application binding a command shell to a random port on the affected system. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary commands with "casuser" privileges on Solaris, and with SYSTEM privileges on Windows.

The vulnerability affects version 2.6 on Windows and Solaris.

Solution:
Apply vendor patch.

IPM version 2.6 CSCsj06260:
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/ipm-sol?psrtdcat20e2

Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits a Cisco customer.

Original Advisory:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20080313-ipm.shtml


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