CVE-2012-4076

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-20 Input Validation

Publication date:

14/10/2013

Last modified:

11/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.80 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

6.80

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:-:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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
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