PT-2013-1619 · Cisco · Cisco Unified Computing System

Published 2013-09-24 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2012-4078

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

8.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS), which fails to properly handle SSH escape sequences. This allows remote authenticated users to bypass an authentication step via SSH port forwarding.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-4078

Affected Products

Cisco Unified Computing System

References · 4

• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4078 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4078 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1029084 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87367 · Note