Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 24, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-4078
CVE-2012-4078
Description
The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) does not properly handle SSH escape sequences, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass an unspecified authentication step via SSH port forwarding, aka Bug ID CSCtg17656.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.0\(2k\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.0\(2k\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.1\(1m\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.1_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
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References
3- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4078nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1029084nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87367nvd
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