CVE-2013-1212 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof servers and intercept or modify VSM to vCenter communications due to improper X.509 certificate verification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-1212?
CVE-2013-1212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os, published on 29 May 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SSL functionality in Cisco NX-OS on the Nexus 1000V does not properly verify X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers, and intercept or modify Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) to VMware vCenter communication, via a crafted certificate, aka Bug ID CSCud14837.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1212?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Nexus 1000v, Cisco Nx-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1212?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1212 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-1212 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1212 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Nx-Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8rv4-9j5w-w345.