CVE-2013-6685

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-6685
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-11-13 15:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe firmware on Cisco Unified IP phones 8961, 9951, and 9971 uses weak permissions for memory block devices, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting a device with a setuid file in its filesystem, aka Bug ID CSCui04382.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Unified Ip Phone 8961 All All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Ip Phone 9951 All All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Ip Phone 9971 All All All All
Operating System Cisco Unified Ip Phone Firmware - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Security Notice: Cisco Unified IP Phone 8900/9900 Series Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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