Is CVE-2012-5037 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5037 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5037?

CVE-2012-5037 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-5037

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

The ACL implementation in Cisco IOS before 15.1(1)SY on Catalyst 6500 and 7600 devices allows local users to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a "no object-group" command followed by an object-group command, aka Bug ID CSCts16133.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.6 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.3% (18th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-4961)
Published: April 23, 2014
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4961 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / catalyst 6500
cisco / catalyst 7600
cisco / ios

References

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/ios/15-1SY/release_notes.pdf

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

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