CVE-2012-0385
HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 3.0%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 3.0% (87th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-0421)
- Published
- March 29, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0421 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- cisco / ios
- cisco / ios
- cisco / ios
- cisco / ios
References
- http://osvdb.org/80694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48610
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120328-smartinstall(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52756
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026867
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74430
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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