Title: Cisco CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor Unspecified Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
Description:
Internetwork Performance Monitor (IPM) is a troubleshooting component within the CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS) bundle.
The application is prone to a remote command-execution vulnerability because it contains a process that allows a command shell to be bounded to a randomly selected TCP port. This issue is being monitored by Cisco Bug ID CSCsj06260.
Technical details are currently unavailable at the moment. We will update this BID as soon as more information emerges.
An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands with 'casuser' privileges on Solaris and SYSTEM-level privileges on Windows. Successfully exploiting this issue will result in the complete compromise of affected computers.
This issue affects IPM 2.6.
Affected Products:
- Cisco Internetwork Performance Monitor (IPM) 2.6
References:
- Cisco: Cisco Security Advisory: CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor Remote Comm
- Cisco: CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor Homepage
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