Is CVE-2012-3051 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-3051 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3051?

CVE-2012-3051 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-3051

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD

Cisco NX-OS 5.2 and 6.1 on Nexus 7000 series switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash or packet loss) via a large number of ARP packets, aka Bug ID CSCtr44822.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.1 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS score: 0.7% (53th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-3029)
Published: September 16, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-3029 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / nexus 7000
cisco / nexus 7000 10-slot
cisco / nexus 7000 18-slot
cisco / nexus 7000 9-slot
cisco / nx-os
cisco / nx-os

References

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

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