7.1

CVE-2012-4643: cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 7.1v2.0HighModified
Published 29-10-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-4643 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software. EPSS estimates a 1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.53%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-10-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The DHCP server on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices, and the ASA Services Module (ASASM) in Cisco Catalyst 6500 series devices, with software 7.0 before 7.2(5.8), 7.1 before 7.2(5.8), 7.2 before 7.2(5.8), 8.0 before 8.0(5.28), 8.1 before 8.1(2.56), 8.2 before 8.2(5.27), 8.3 before 8.3(2.31), 8.4 before 8.4(3.10), 8.5 before 8.5(1.9), and 8.6 before 8.6(1.5) does not properly allocate memory for DHCP packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a series of crafted IPv4 packets, aka Bug ID CSCtw84068.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.53% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.53%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco9 products
  • adaptive_security_appliance_software7.0 | 7.0\(0\) | 7.0.1 | 7.0.2 | 7.0.4 | 7.0.5 | 7.0\(5.2\) | 7.1 | 7.1.2 | 7.1\(2.5\) | 7.1\(2.27\) | 7.1\(2.48\) | 7.1.2.49 | 7.1\(5\) | 7.2 | 7.2.1 | 7.2\(1.22\) | 7.2.2 | 7.2\(2.5\) | 7.2\(2.7\) | 7.2\(2.8\) | 7.2.2.10 | 7.2.2.14 | 7.2\(2.15\) | 7.2\(2.16\) | 7.2\(2.17\) | 7.2.2.18 | 7.2.2.19 | 7.2\(2.48\) | 7.2.3 | 7.2.4 | 7.2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0.2 | 8.0.3 | 8.0.4 | 8.0.5 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2.1 | 8.2.2 | 8.2.3 | 8.2\(3.9\) | 8.2.4 | 8.2.4.1 | 8.2.4.4 | 8.2.5 | 8.3.1 | 8.3.2 | 8.4 | 8.4.1 | 8.4.1.11 | 8.4.2 | 8.4\(2.11\) | 8.5 | 8.5.1 | 8.5\(1.4\) | 8.6 | 8.6.1
  • catalyst_6503-e_firmwarena
  • catalyst_6504-e_firmwarena
  • catalyst_6506-e_firmwarena
  • catalyst_6509-e_firmwarena

1 vendor · 9 products

References

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