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CVE-2021-34761

A vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite or append arbitrary data to system f…

Impact

A vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite or append arbitrary data to system files using root-level privileges. The attacker must have administrative credentials on the device. This vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of user input for a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device with administrative privileges and issuing a CLI command with crafted user parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite or append arbitrary data to system files using root-level privileges.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
CiscoFirepower Management Center Virtual Appliance
Versions 6.2.3, 6.4.0, 6.6.1, 6.7.0, 7.0.0, 7.1.0
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense
from 6.4.0 before 6.4.0.13
from 6.6.0 before 6.6.5
from 6.7.0 before 6.7.0.3
from 7.0.0 before 7.0.1
CiscoSourcefire Defense Center
Versions 6.2.3, 6.4.0, 6.6.1, 6.7.0, 7.0.0, 7.1.0

Weakness classification

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