CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.5 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Cisco IOS 12.2/15.0/15.1/15.2 (Router Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Smart Install. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
The Smart Install feature in Cisco IOS 12.2, 15.0, 15.1, and 15.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by sending a malformed Smart Install message over TCP, aka Bug ID CSCtt16051.
The weakness was shared 03/29/2012 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-0385 since 01/04/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/01/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58572 (Cisco IOS Software Smart Install Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20120328-smartinstall)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74430) and Tenable (58572). The entry 60528 is related to this item.
Product
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 58572
Nessus Name: Cisco IOS Software Smart Install Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20120328-smartinstall)
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Timeline
01/04/2012 🔍03/28/2012 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: tools.cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2012-0385 (🔍)
X-Force: 74430
SecurityTracker: 1026867 - Cisco IOS Smart Install Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 34757 - [cisco-sa-20120328-smartinstall, cisco-amb-20120328-smartinstall] Cisco IOS Smart Install Feature Allows Remote DoS, High
SecurityFocus: 52756 - Cisco IOS Smart Install Feature Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 48610
OSVDB: 80694
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 12/01/2021 00:14
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (57), 04/10/2017 12:20 (15), 12/01/2021 00:05 (3), 12/01/2021 00:14 (1)
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