Cisco Unified Computing System improper authentication

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco Unified Computing System (Virtualization Software) (affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) does not properly handle SSH escape sequences, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass an unspecified authentication step via SSH port forwarding, aka Bug ID CSCtg17656.

The weakness was published 09/24/2013 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-4078 since 07/31/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (87367). Similar entries are available at 65014, 65013, 65012 and 65011.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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07/31/2012 🔍
09/23/2013 +419 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +546 days 🔍
01/07/2022 +2481 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: tools.cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-4078 (🔍)
X-Force: 87367 - Cisco Unified Computing System privilege escalation
SecurityTracker: 1029084
SecurityFocus: 62611 - Cisco Unified Computing System CVE-2012-4078 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/07/2022 20:39
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (45), 02/11/2018 12:07 (9), 01/07/2022 20:39 (3)
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