CVE-2013-6685 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the firmware of Cisco Unified IP Phones 8961, 9951, and 9971 due to weak permissions on memory block devices. An authenticated local attacker could exploit this by mounting a device containing a setuid file, leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the CVSS score is 6.6 (Medium) with a vector of AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:unified_ip_phone_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_8961:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_9951:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_9971:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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