What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-6685?

CVE-2013-6685 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.6 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Unified Ip Phone Firmware CVE-2013-6685

MEDIUM

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2013-11-13 psirt@cisco.com

Privilege Escalation Cisco Unified Ip Phone Firmware Unified Ip Phone 8961 Unified Ip Phone 9951 Unified Ip Phone 9971

6.6

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.6 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 13, 2013 - 15:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.6

DescriptionCVE.org

The 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.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. The 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. Affected products include: Cisco Unified Ip Phone Firmware, Cisco Unified Ip Phone 8961, Cisco Unified Ip Phone 9951, Cisco Unified Ip Phone 9971.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.