CVE-2012-5161

Summary

CVECVE-2012-5161
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-12-26 22:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe XML Service interface in Citrix XenApp 6.5 and 6.5 Feature Pack 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Citrix Xenapp 6.5.0.0 All All All
Application Citrix Xenapp 6.5.0.0 fp1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Citrix XenApp XML Service Interface Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Security Advisory SA51538 - Citrix XenApp XML Service Interface Code Execution Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Citrix XenApp XML Service Interface CVE-2012-5161 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
osvdb.org/88368 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Vulnerability in Citrix XenApp could result in arbitrary code execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.citrix.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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