CVE-2012-4079 — The XML API service in the Fabric Interconnect component in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (API service outage) via a malformed XML document in a packet, aka Bug ID CSCtg48206

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The XML API service in the Fabric Interconnect component in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (API service outage) via a malformed XML document in a packet, aka Bug ID CSCtg48206

Published Sep 26, 2013

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.22%

Description

The XML API service in the Fabric Interconnect component in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (API service outage) via a malformed XML document in a packet, aka Bug ID CSCtg48206.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.22% 0.01218

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01218

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.22% (0.01218)	67.53th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.22% (0.01218)	64.57th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.47% (0.00474)	62.69th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.18% (0.00181)	56.68th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 10, 2024	0.19% (0.00186)	56.24th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.19% (0.00186)	54.19th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

References (2)

http://secunia.com/advisories/54879
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4079
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/54879		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4079		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner cisco

Published Sep 26, 2013

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jul 31, 2012

Link CVE-2012-4079

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2012-4079

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2012-4079