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CVE-2012-4131

Directory traversal vulnerability in tar in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to access arbitrary files via crafted command

Directory traversal vulnerability in tar in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to access arbitrary files via crafted command-line arguments, aka Bug IDs CSCty07157, CSCty07159, CSCty07162, and CSCty07164.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00082
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

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cisco nx-osall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · psirt@cisco.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD21 Dec 2013 · 02:22 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4131Vendor Advisory
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