CVE-2012-4083

Multiple buffer overflows in the administrative web interface in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and session termination) via long string values for unspecified parameters, aka Bug ID CSCtg20751.

Published: 2013-09-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-4083 is rated Moderate Risk (43.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.73%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.04% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4083

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 0.69% 1.73% +1.04%
2 2025-03-30 0.63% 0.69% +0.06%
3 2025-03-29 0.63%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4083

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4083

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4083

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco unified_computing_system cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_computing_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4083

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