Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-4073 - Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
The KVM subsystem in the client in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers, and read or modify KVM data, via a crafted certificate, aka Bug ID CSCte90332.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Signature Spoofing by Key Recreation An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by exploiting a cryptographic weakness in the signature algorithm or pseudorandom number generation and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.