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Cisco ASA Local Path Inclusion Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Cisco ASA is prone to a local path inclusion vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
A vulnerability in the function that exports environment variables of Cisco ASA Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject a malicious library and take complete control of the system. The vulnerability is due to improper setting of the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by copying a malicious library onto the affected system's external memory and triggering a reload of the system. An exploit could allow the attacker to force the affected system to load a malicious library and access the underlying Linux OS, which could lead to a full compromise of the system.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Version 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 and 8.7
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Apply the appropriate updates from Cisco.