Is CVE-2012-3012 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-3012 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3012?

CVE-2012-3012 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-3012

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 1.5%EU EUVD

The Arbiter Power Sentinel 1133A device with firmware before 11Jun2012 Rev 421 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Ethernet outage) via unspecified Ethernet traffic that fills a buffer, as demonstrated by a port scan.

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-119
EPSS score: 1.5% (74th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2990)
Published: September 5, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2990 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

arbiter / power sentinel
arbiter / power sentinel 1133a firmware

References

http://www.arbiter.com/news/index.php?id=261
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-249-01.pdf(US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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