Cisco NX-OS Path Traversal (CVE-2012-4131)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502720

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in tar in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to access arbitrary files via crafted command-line arguments, aka Bug IDs CSCty07157, CSCty07159, CSCty07162, and CSCty07164.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 502720

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 12/4/2024

Updated: 12/5/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4131

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:-

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Cisco

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/21/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/21/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4131

CWE: 22

Detections

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