CVE-2005-2681 describes an unspecified vulnerability in the command line interface (CLI) of Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 5.0(1) and 5.0(2). This flaw allows local users with OPERATOR or VIEWER privileges to escalate their access to higher privileges through unknown vectors. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity due to its potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.