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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVE-2012-4106

Severity Medium
Score 6.8/10

Summary

The fabric-interconnect component in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) uses the same privilege level for execution of every script, which allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via an unspecified script-execution approach, aka Bug ID CSCtq86477.

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  • LOCAL
  • SINGLE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE

CWE-264 - Permissions Privileges and Access Controls

CWE 264 (permissions, privileges, and access controls) is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features used to perform access control. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category allow attackers to gain privileges for an unintended sphere of control, access sensitive information, and execute arbitrary commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published