CVE-2012-4081

MCServer in the Cisco Management Controller in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via invalid MCTools parameters, aka Bug ID CSCtg20734.

Published: 2013-09-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4081 is rated Low Risk (26.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4081

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.12% 0.30% +0.18%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.12% +0.08%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4081

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.1 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4081

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4081

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco unified_computing_system 1.0\(2k\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.0\(2k\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.0_base cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.1_base cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.1_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.2\(1d\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.2\(1d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.2_base cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.2_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.3\(1c\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.3\(1c\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.3\(1m\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.3\(1m\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.3\(1n\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.3\(1n\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.3\(1o\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.3\(1o\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.3\(1p\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.3\(1p\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.3\(1q\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.3\(1q\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.3\(1t\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.3\(1t\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.3\(1w\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.3\(1w\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.3\(1y\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.3\(1y\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.3_base cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.3_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.4\(1m\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.4\(1m\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system 1.4_base cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.4_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4081

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