Cisco Unified Computing System input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Unified Computing System. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-4079. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco Unified Computing System (Virtualization Software) (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

The XML API service in the Fabric Interconnect component in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (API service outage) via a malformed XML document in a packet, aka Bug ID CSCtg48206.

The weakness was published 09/26/2013 as CSCtg48206 as confirmed security notice (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4079 since 07/31/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/01/2019).

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 vulnerability database at Secunia (SA54879†). Similar entries are available at VDB-65037 and VDB-65036. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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07/31/2012 🔍
09/26/2013 +422 days 🔍
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09/27/2013 +1 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +543 days 🔍
03/01/2019 +1438 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCtg48206
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-4079 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4079
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65035
Secunia: 54879 - Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) XML API Service Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 03/01/2019 15:35
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (49), 03/01/2019 15:35 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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