CVE-2012-4079 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2013-09-26

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_computing_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4023	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00474.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/54879
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4079

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Unified Computing System

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2013-09-26T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:28:06.903Z

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

Link: CVE-2012-4079

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-09-26T14:16:06.187

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

Link: CVE-2012-4079

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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