CVE-2012-4117 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can intercept or modify SSL KVM video traffic in Cisco UCS due to improper X.509 certificate verification.
- 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-2012-4117?
CVE-2012-4117 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 properly verify X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to watch SSL KVM video-channel traffic or modify this traffic via a crafted certificate, aka Bug ID CSCtr73033.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4117?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Unified Computing System.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4117?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-4117 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4117 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-57rf-423c-6jhx.