CVE-2006-5808 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The installation of Cisco Secure Desktop (CSD) before 3.1.1.45 uses insecure default permissions (all users full control) for the CSD directory and its parent directory, which allow local users to gain privileges by replacing CSD executables, aka "Local Privilege Escalation".

Published: 2006-11-08

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_desktop:3.1.1.27:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-5792	The installation of Cisco Secure Desktop (CSD) before 3.1.1.45 uses insecure default permissions (all users full control) for the CSD directory and its parent directory, which allow local users to gain privileges by replacing CSD executables, aka "Local Privilege Escalation".

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00075.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=442
http://secunia.com/advisories/22747
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017195
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20061108-csd.shtml
http://www.osvdb.org/30308
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20964
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4409
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30128

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Secure Desktop

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-11-08T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:04:55.603Z

Reserved: 2006-11-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5808

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-11-08T22:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5808

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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