CVE-2000-0015 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Ascend CascadeView/UX TFTP server. An attacker can exploit this flaw by creating a symbolic link, allowing them to gain elevated privileges on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (Medium), this vulnerability requires local access and has a low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-19707) confirms the existence of a symbolic link exploit, though community discussion and media coverage are absent.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ascend:cascadeview_ux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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