- Description
- A vulnerability in the system file permission handling of Cisco APIC could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite critical system files, which could cause a DoS condition. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to a race condition with handling system files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by doing specific operations on the file system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite system files, which could lead to the device being in an inconsistent state and cause a DoS condition.
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
- NVD status
- Received
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 6
- Impact score
- 5.2
- Exploitability score
- 0.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- psirt@cisco.com
- CWE-362
- Hype score
- Not currently trending