CVE-2012-4073 describes a vulnerability in the KVM subsystem of the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) client, where it fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and intercept or alter KVM data using a crafted certificate. With a CVSS score of 5.8, this medium-severity vulnerability requires medium attack complexity but can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise without authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_computing_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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