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CVE-2012-5445: cisco skinny_client_control_protocol_software Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
Published 28-12-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-5445 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in cisco skinny_client_control_protocol_software. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.40%
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. 28-12-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The kernel in Cisco Native Unix (CNU) on Cisco Unified IP Phone 7900 series devices (aka TNP phones) with software before 9.3.1-ES10 does not properly validate unspecified system calls, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) via a crafted binary.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

33%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

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

Cisco3 products
  • skinny_client_control_protocol_software≤ 9.2\(4\) | 1.0\(1\) | 1.0\(2\) | 1.0\(2\):sr1 | 1.0\(3\) | 1.0\(4\) | 1.0\(5\) | 1.0\(9\) | 1.1\(1\) | 1.2\(1\) | 1.3\(1\) | 1.3\(2\) | 1.3\(3\) | 1.3\(4\) | 1.3\(4\):sr1 | 1.4\(1\) | 1.4\(2\) | 2.0\(0\) | 2.0\(1\) | 3.0 | 3.0\(0\) | 3.0\(1\) | 3.0\(2\) | 3.1 | 3.1\(1\) | 3.1\(2\) | 3.1\(3\) | 3.1\(4\) | 3.1\(6\) | 3.1\(10\) | 3.1\(11\) | 3.2 | 3.2\(1\) | 3.2\(2\) | 3.2\(3\) | 3.2\(4\) | 3.2\(5\) | 3.2\(6\) | 3.2\(6a\) | 3.2\(7\) | 3.2\(8\) | 3.2\(9\) | 3.2\(10\) | 3.2\(11\) | 3.2\(12\) | 3.2\(13\) | 3.2\(14\) | 3.2\(15\) | 3.3\(2\) | 3.3\(3\) | 3.3\(4\) | 3.3\(5\) | 3.3\(6\) | 3.3\(7\) | 3.3\(8\) | 3.3\(9\) | 3.3\(10\) | 3.3\(11\) | 3.3\(12\) | 3.3\(13\) | 3.3\(14\) | 3.3\(15\) | 3.3\(16\) | 3.3\(20\) | 4.0\(0\) | 4.1\(2\) | 4.1\(3\) | 4.1\(4\) | 4.1\(5\) | 4.1\(6\) | 4.1\(7\) | 5.0\(0\) | 5.0\(1a\) | 5.0\(3\) | 5.0\(5\) | 5.0\(6\) | 5.0\(7\) | 6.0\(0\) | 6.0\(2\):sr2 | 6.0\(3\) | 6.0\(3\):sr1 | 6.0\(4\) | 6.0\(5\) | 6.1\(0\) | 6.1\(1\) | 7.0\(1\) | 7.0\(2\) | 7.0\(2\):sr1 | 7.0\(3\) | 7.1\(2\) | 7.2\(2\) | 7.2\(3\) | 7.2\(4\) | 8.0\(1\) | 8.0\(2\) | 8.0\(3\) | 8.0\(4\) | 8.0\(4\):sr1 | 8.0\(4\):sr3a | 8.0\(5\) | 8.0\(6\) | 8.0\(7\) | 8.0\(8\) | 8.0\(9\) | 8.0\(10\) | 8.1\(1\) | 8.1\(2\) | 8.2\(1\) | 8.2\(2\):sr1 | 8.2\(2\):sr2 | 8.2\(2\):sr3 | 8.2\(2\):sr4 | 8.3\(1\) | 8.3\(2\) | 8.3\(2\):sr1 | 8.3\(3\) | 8.3\(3\):sr1 | 8.3\(3\):sr2 | 8.3\(5\) | 8.4\(1\) | 8.4\(1\):sr2 | 8.4\(2\) | 8.4\(3\) | 8.4\(4\) | 8.5\(2\) | 8.5\(2\):sr1 | 8.5\(3\) | 8.5\(3\):sr1 | 8.5\(4\) | 8.70 | 9.0\(2\):sr1 | 9.0\(2\):sr2 | 9.0\(3\) | 9.0\(3b\) | 9.1\(1\) | 9.1\(1\):sr1 | 9.1\(1\):sr2 | 9.2\(1\) | 9.2\(2\)
  • unified_ip_phone7906g | 7911g | 7935 | 7936 | 7940 | 7940g | 7941g | 7960 | 7960g | 7961g | 7970g | 7971g
  • unified_ip_phone_7906g_firmware7911g | 7941g | 7961g | 7970g | 7971g

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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