Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 13, 2013· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2013-6685

Description

The firmware on Cisco Unified IP phones 8961, 9951, and 9971 uses weak permissions for memory block devices, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting a device with a setuid file in its filesystem, aka Bug ID CSCui04382.

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Affected products

Cisco Systems, Inc./Unified IP Phone 89612 versions
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_8961:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_8961:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Cisco Systems, Inc./Unified IP Phone 99512 versions
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_9951:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_9951:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Cisco Systems, Inc./Unified IP Phone 99712 versions
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_9971:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_9971:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Cisco Systems, Inc./Unified IP Phone Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:unified_ip_phone_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-6685nvdVendor Advisory

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