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A vulnerability was found in Cisco NX-OS (Router Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Stream Editor. The manipulation of the argument sed r/w
with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:
Cisco NX-OS allows local users to gain privileges, and read or modify arbitrary files, via the sed (1) r and (2) w commands, aka Bug IDs CSCts56559, CSCts56565, CSCts56570, and CSCts56574.
The weakness was presented 10/04/2013 as Cisco NX-OS Software Input Validation Vulnerability as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-4121 since 07/31/2012. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (87673). See 10599 for similar entry.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Timeline
07/31/2012 🔍10/04/2013 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: Cisco NX-OS Software Input Validation Vulnerability
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4121 (🔍)
X-Force: 87673
Vulnerability Center: 42243 - Cisco NX-OS Local File System Write Vulnerability via Sed \x27R\x27 and \x27W\x27 Commands, Medium
SecurityFocus: 62846
OSVDB: 98120
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Entry
Created: 10/08/2013 12:58Updated: 05/26/2021 09:35
Changes: 10/08/2013 12:58 (45), 05/15/2017 11:16 (18), 05/26/2021 09:35 (4)
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