CVE-2008-1246

HIGH

Cisco PIX/ASA Finesse OS 7.1-7.2 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

The Cisco PIX/ASA Finesse Operation System 7.1 and 7.2 allows local users to gain privileges by entering characters at the enable prompt, erasing these characters via the Backspace key, and then holding down the Backspace key for one second after erasing the final character. NOTE: third parties, including one who works for the vendor, have been unable to reproduce the flaw unless the enable password is blank

References (9)

Core 9

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486959

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27457

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487579

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487051

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41129

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://hackathology.blogspot.com/2008/01/pixasa-finesse-71-72-privilege.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486938

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0033

EPSS Percentile 25.8%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-264

Status published

Products (2)

cisco/pix_asa_finesse_operation_system 7.1

cisco/pix_asa_finesse_operation_system 7.2

Published Mar 10, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026