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Cisco TelePresence: Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2015-4325)

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Cisco TelePresence: Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2015-4325)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/12/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/07/2016
Modified
01/07/2016

Description

The process-management implementation in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway X8.5.2 allows local users to gain privileges by terminating a firestarter.py supervised process and then triggering the restart of a process by the root account, aka Bug ID CSCuv12272.

Solution(s)

  • cisco-telepresence-upgrade-latest

References

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