CVE-2012-4621 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Device Sensor feature in Cisco IOS 15.0 through 15.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a DHCP packet, aka Bug ID CSCty96049.

Published: 2012-09-27

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.0\(1\)se:::::::*
	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-2012-4546	The Device Sensor feature in Cisco IOS 15.0 through 15.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a DHCP packet, aka Bug ID CSCty96049.

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 0.00452.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120926-dhcp
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027572

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Ios

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2012-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:42:54.984Z

Reserved: 2012-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4621

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-09-27T00:55:01.093

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

Link: CVE-2012-4621

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-399

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