CVE-2012-4122 (GCVE-0-2012-4122)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-10-05 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:28
VLAI
Summary
The CLI parser in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions, and overwrite or create arbitrary files, via shell output redirection, aka Bug IDs CSCts56672 and CSCts56669.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://osvdb.org/98121 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/Ci… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62843 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2013-10-04 00:00
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