CVE-2006-0486 describes a vulnerability in specific Cisco IOS releases (12.2S, 12.3T, and 12.4 based trains) where a Tcl Shell process can be reused across different local user sessions. This reuse, if the previous user didn't properly exit the Tcl shell, could allow subsequent local users to execute unintended commands or bypass AAA authorization. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.2\(25\)sCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2\(25\)s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.3tCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.