CVE-2012-4076 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cisco NX-OS allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command that calls the system library function, aka Bug IDs CSCtf23559 and CSCtf27780.

Published: 2013-10-14

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4020	Cisco NX-OS allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command that calls the system library function, aka Bug IDs CSCtf23559 and CSCtf27780.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00123.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/98126
http://secunia.com/advisories/55205
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4076
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62848
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87678

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Nx-os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2013-10-14T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:28:07.628Z

Reserved: 2012-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4076

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-10-14T03:34:51.930

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4076

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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