FKIE_CVE-2012-5973

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-12-10 20:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:47
Severity
Summary
CA XCOM Data Transport r11.0 and r11.5 on UNIX and Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted request.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=%7B358F44CA-6354-4427-9088-C57138E9EE11%7DBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=%7B358F44CA-6354-4427-9088-C57138E9EE11%7DBroken Link
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ca xcom_data_transport r11.0
ca xcom_data_transport r11.5
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      "value": "CA XCOM Data Transport r11.0 y r11.5 para UNIX y Linux, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario a trav\u00e9s de una petici\u00f3n manipulada."
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  "evaluatorImpact": "Per http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2012/12/05/ca20121205-01-security-notice-for-ca-xcom-data-transport-on-unix-and-linux.aspx:\r\n\r\n\"I published a new security notice today for a remote command execution vulnerability reported by Jurgens van der Merwe and Junaid Loonat from SensePost that affects the Unix and Linux versions of XCOM Data Transport. This notice has a risk rating of high due to the possibility of total server compromise\"",
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:47:39.810",
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