Unified Computing System Platform EmulatorApplication · Cisco
CVE-2016-1339
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Platform Emulator 2.5(2)TS4, 3.0(2c)A, and 3.0(2c)TS9 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted arguments on a ucspe-copy command line, aka Bug ID CSCux68832.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceLocal privilege escalation vulnerability in Cisco UCS Platform Emulator versions 2.5(2)TS4, 3.0(2c)A, and 3.0(2c)TS9. The flaw exists in the ucspe-copy command-line tool, which fails to properly validate arguments, allowing local authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Unified Computing System Platform EmulatorApplication
= 2.5\(2\)ts4= 3.0\(2c\)a= 3.0\(2c\)ts9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Cisco UCS Platform Emulator is installedLocate the UCS Platform Emulator installation directory or check for the presence of emulator-related files and processes on the systemAffected if The emulator software is present on the system
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Determine the installed emulator versionRun the version command or check the about/version information within the UCS Platform Emulator interface, or inspect version files in the installation directoryAffected if The installed version matches exactly 2.5(2)TS4, 3.0(2c)A, or 3.0(2c)TS9
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Locate the ucspe-copy command-line toolSearch for the ucspe-copy binary or script within the emulator installation directory and verify its presenceAffected if The ucspe-copy tool exists in the emulator installation
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Verify local user access to the systemConfirm that local user authentication is enabled and that non-administrator users can access the emulator systemAffected if Local authenticated users have access to the system where the emulator is running
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Check file permissions on ucspe-copyInspect the execute permissions and ownership of the ucspe-copy binary to determine if untrusted users can run itAffected if The ucspe-copy binary is executable by non-administrator users
The environment is affected if the Cisco UCS Platform Emulator is installed with version 2.5(2)TS4, 3.0(2c)A, or 3.0(2c)TS9, and local authenticated users can access and execute the ucspe-copy command-line tool.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patches when available; otherwise, restrict local user access to systems running the emulator and limit execution permissions on the ucspe-copy binary to trusted administrators only.
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