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Cisco NX-OS Improper Input Validation (CVE-2012-4122)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502780

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The CLI parser in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions, and overwrite or create arbitrary files, via shell output redirection, aka Bug IDs CSCts56672 and CSCts56669.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://osvdb.org/98121

http://www.nessus.org/u?51216a3d

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62843

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87672

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 502780

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: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4122

Vulnerability Information

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

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Cisco

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/5/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4122

CWE: 20