FKIE_CVE-2012-4131

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-12-21 14:22 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:44
Severity
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in tar in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to access arbitrary files via crafted command-line arguments, aka Bug IDs CSCty07157, CSCty07159, CSCty07162, and CSCty07164.
References
psirt@cisco.comhttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4131Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4131Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cisco nx-os -
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