Unified Computing System
CVE-2012-4094
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Buffer overflow in the Smart Call Home feature in the fabric interconnect in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by reading and forging control messages associated with Smart Call Home reports, aka Bug ID CSCtl00198.
AnalysisAI
Buffer overflow in the Smart Call Home feature in the fabric interconnect in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by reading and forging control. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Buffer overflow in the Smart Call Home feature in the fabric interconnect in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by reading and forging control messages associated with Smart Call Home reports, aka Bug ID CSCtl00198. Affected products include: Cisco Unified Computing System.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
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Same weakness CWE-119 – Buffer Overflow
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