CVE-2021-34716

Summary

CVECVE-2021-34716
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-08-18 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:36:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as the root user. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of certain crafted software images that are uploaded to the affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the system as an administrative user and then uploading specific crafted software images to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as the root user.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-755

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Expressway All All All All
Application Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Expressway Series and TelePresence Video Communication Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CISCO tools.cisco.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 38848 Cisco Expressway Series and TelePresence Video Communication Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability(cisco-sa-ewrce-QPynNCjh)
  • 38873 Cisco Expressway Series and TelePresence Video Communication Server Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability (cisco-sa-ewrce-QPynNCjh)
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