Eucalyptus
CVE-2012-4063
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Permission and access control
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.47%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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The Apache Santuario configuration in Eucalyptus before 3.1.1 does not properly restrict applying XML Signature transforms to documents, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. The Apache Santuario configuration in Eucalyptus before 3.1.1 does not properly restrict applying XML Signature transforms to documents, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Eucalyptus. Version information: before 3.1.1.
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
The Apache Santuario configuration in Eucalyptus before 3.1.1 does not properly restrict applying XML Signature transforms to documents, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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EPSS
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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