CVE-2012-2053 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in F5 FirePass versions 6.0.0 through 6.1.0 and 7.0.0. The sudoers file in these systems was misconfigured, allowing local users to execute commands as root without a password. This flaw has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:f5:firepass:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:f5:firepass:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:f5:firepass:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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