FKIE_CVE-2012-4092

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-09-26 14:16 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:44
Severity
Summary
The management interface in the Central Software component in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) does not properly validate the identity of vCenter consoles, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to read or modify an inter-device data stream by spoofing an identity, aka Bug ID CSCtk00683.
References
psirt@cisco.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/55034
psirt@cisco.comhttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4092Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/55034
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4092Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cisco unified_computing_system -
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:44:24.543",
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