Cisco Unified Computing System memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Cisco Unified Computing System. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-4081. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

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 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), Tenable (72487), SecurityFocus (BID 62488†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43267†). Similar entries are available at VDB-64986, VDB-64982 and VDB-64981. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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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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07/31/2012 🔍
09/18/2013 +414 days 🔍
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02/13/2014 +146 days 🔍
02/16/2014 +3 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +401 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4081 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4081
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64985
X-Force: 87188
SecurityFocus: 62488 - Cisco Unified Computing System CVE-2012-4081 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1029065
Vulnerability Center: 43267 - Cisco Unified Computing System Local Denial of Service via Invalid MCTools Parameters, Medium

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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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Cache ID: 216::103

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