CVE-2012-0385 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Smart Install feature in Cisco IOS 12.2, 15.0, 15.1, and 15.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by sending a malformed Smart Install message over TCP, aka Bug ID CSCtt16051.

Published: 2012-03-29

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 2.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-0421	The Smart Install feature in Cisco IOS 12.2, 15.0, 15.1, and 15.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by sending a malformed Smart Install message over TCP, aka Bug ID CSCtt16051.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02138.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/80694
http://secunia.com/advisories/48610
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120328-smartinstall
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52756
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026867
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74430

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Ios

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2012-03-29T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:23:31.032Z

Reserved: 2012-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0385

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-03-29T11:01:16.230

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-0385

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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