First published: Fri Apr 21 2006(Updated: )
Cisco CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) and WLSE Express before 2.13, Hosting Solution Engine (HSE) and User Registration Tool (URT) before 20060419, and all versions of Ethernet Subscriber Solution Engine (ESSE) and CiscoWorks2000 Service Management Solution (SMS) allow local users to gain Linux shell access via shell metacharacters in arguments to the "show" command in the application's command line interface (CLI), aka bug ID CSCsd21502 (WLSE), CSCsd22861 (URT), and CSCsd22859 (HSE). NOTE: other issues might be addressed by the Cisco advisory.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.3 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.6 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.11 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.2 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.4 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.4 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.12 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.10 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.13 | |
Cisco User Registration Tool | ||
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.11 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.1 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.2 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.0 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.7 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.1 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.9 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.5 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.9 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.7 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.8 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.12 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.5 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.0 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.3 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.8 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.6 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.13 | |
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine | =2.10 | |
Cisco Hosting Solution Engine | =1.7.3 | |
Cisco Hosting Solution Engine | =1.7.0 | |
Cisco Ciscoworks 2000 Service Management Solution | ||
Cisco Hosting Solution Engine | =1.7 | |
Cisco Hosting Solution Engine | =1.7.2 | |
Cisco Hosting Solution Engine | =1.7.1 | |
Cisco Ethernet Subscriber Solution Engine |
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CVE-2006-1961 has a moderate severity rating, which indicates a potential risk to affected Cisco products.
To fix CVE-2006-1961, it is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of the affected Cisco software.
CVE-2006-1961 affects Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine versions 2.0 through 2.13, Hosting Solution Engine versions before 20060419, and other specific tools.
CVE-2006-1961 involves local user privileges, which means it cannot be exploited remotely and requires local access to the device.
As of now, there are no widely known exploits specifically targeting CVE-2006-1961, but local access could pose a vulnerability.