CVE-2012-4116 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can sniff unencrypted KVM media traffic to steal sensitive information and bypass authentication in Cisco UCS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4116?
CVE-2012-4116 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System, published on 19 Oct 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The fabric-interconnect component in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) does not encrypt KVM media traffic, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently complete the authentication process for a server connection, by sniffing the network, aka Bug ID CSCtr72970.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4116?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Unified Computing System.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4116?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-4116 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4116 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2018-0430 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2018-0431 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2012-4078 Auth bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hp24-h2rp-pfgx.