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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Unified Computing System (Virtualization Software) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

MCServer in the Cisco Management Controller in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via invalid MCTools parameters, aka Bug ID CSCtg20734.

The weakness was published 09/20/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at securitytracker.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4081. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/07/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72487 (Cisco Unified Computing System Cisco Management Controller Denial of Service Vulnerability (CSCtg20734)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87188) and Tenable (72487). Similar entries are available at 64986, 64982 and 64981.

Productinfo

Type

• Virtualization Software

Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• Unified Computing System

License

• commercial

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 72487
Nessus Name: Cisco Unified Computing System Cisco Management Controller Denial of Service Vulnerability (CSCtg20734)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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09/18/2013 +414 days 🔍
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02/13/2014 +146 days 🔍
02/16/2014 +3 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +401 days 🔍
01/07/2022 +2481 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4081 (🔍)
X-Force: 87188
SecurityTracker: 1029065
Vulnerability Center: 43267 - Cisco Unified Computing System Local Denial of Service via Invalid MCTools Parameters, Medium
SecurityFocus: 62488 - Cisco Unified Computing System CVE-2012-4081 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/07/2022 18:00
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (59), 05/20/2017 21:03 (2), 01/07/2022 17:52 (4), 01/07/2022 18:00 (1)
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