CVE-2010-4303

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-11-22 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-255

Description

Cisco Unified Videoconferencing (UVC) System 5110 and 5115, when the Linux operating system is used, uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/shadow file, which allows local users to discover encrypted passwords by reading this file, aka Bug ID CSCti54043.

Affected products

Cisco Unified Videoconferencing System 5110: all versions
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing System 5110 Firmware: 7.0.1.13.3
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing System 5115: all versions
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing System 5115 Firmware: 7.0.1.13.3

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Nov/167
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080b56d0d.html
http://www.trustmatta.com/advisories/MATTA-2010-001.txt
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Nov/167
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080b56d0d.html
http://www.trustmatta.com/advisories/MATTA-2010-001.txt

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