Cisco Unified Computing System input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Unified Computing System. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-4105. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Unified Computing System (Virtualization Software) (version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. 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 fabric-interconnect component in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows local users to cause a denial of service (component crash) via crafted "debug hardware" parameters, aka Bug ID CSCtq86468.

The weakness was published 10/13/2013 as CSCtq86468 as confirmed security notice (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4105 since 07/31/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 62980†) and OSVDB (98437†). Similar entries are available at VDB-65278, VDB-65277 and VDB-65276. 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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Local: Yes
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07/31/2012 🔍
10/11/2013 +437 days 🔍
10/13/2013 +2 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +527 days 🔍
03/02/2018 +1074 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCtq86468
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-4105 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4105
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65275
SecurityFocus: 62980 - Cisco Unified Computing System CVE-2012-4105 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 98437

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 03/02/2018 10:13
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (47), 03/02/2018 10:13 (6)
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