CVE-2014-4870 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Brocade Vyatta 5400 vRouter versions 6.4R(x), 6.6R(x), and 6.7R1. Specifically, the /opt/vyatta/bin/sudo-users/vyatta-clear-dhcp-lease.pl script fails to properly validate parameters, enabling local users to gain elevated privileges through a misconfigured sudo entry. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with local access, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:brocade:vyatta_5400_vrouter_software:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:brocade:vyatta_5400_vrouter_software:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:brocade:vyatta_5400_vrouter_software:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:brocade:vyatta_5400_vrouter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.