CVE-2012-4072

Description

The KVM subsystem in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) relies on a hardcoded X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers, and read keyboard and mouse events, by leveraging knowledge of this certificate's private key, aka Bug ID CSCte90327.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029067 third party advisory vdb entry
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4072 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4072?
CVE-2012-4072 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4072?
To fix CVE-2012-4072, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-4072 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-4072 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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