Cisco Unified Computing System KVM Subsystem input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Unified Computing System and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component KVM Subsystem. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-4072. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Unified Computing System (Virtualization Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component KVM Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The KVM subsystem in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) relies on a hardcoded X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers, and read keyboard and mouse events, by leveraging knowledge of this certificate s private key, aka Bug ID CSCte90327.

The weakness was presented 09/20/2013 (Website). The advisory is available at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-4072 since 07/31/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/07/2022).

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

See VDB-64982, VDB-64981, VDB-64980 and VDB-64979 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/31/2012 🔍
09/20/2013 +416 days 🔍
09/20/2013 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +550 days 🔍
01/07/2022 +2481 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4072 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4072
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64978
SecurityTracker: 1029067

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/07/2022 16:46
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (40), 10/29/2015 11:20 (1), 01/07/2022 16:39 (2), 01/07/2022 16:46 (7)
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