VDB-69443 · CVE-2012-1317 · SBV-44286

Cisco IOS 15.1 Multicast memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco IOS 15.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Multicast Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-1317. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS 15.1 (Router Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Multicast Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The multicast implementation in Cisco IOS before 15.1(1)SY allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Route Processor crash) by sending packets at a high rate, aka Bug ID CSCts37717.

The weakness was presented 04/23/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-1317 since 02/27/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 15.1(1)SY eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-44286†). See VDB-69454, VDB-69452, VDB-69451 and VDB-69450 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IOS 15.1(1)SY

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02/27/2012 🔍
04/23/2014 +786 days 🔍
04/23/2014 +0 days 🔍
04/23/2014 +0 days 🔍
04/28/2014 +5 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +331 days 🔍
05/11/2026 +4065 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1317 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1317
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69443
Vulnerability Center: 44286 - Cisco IOS before 15.1(1)SY Remote DoS Vulnerability via Packets Aimed to the RP, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 05/11/2026 14:15
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (56), 05/26/2017 04:01 (2), 05/11/2026 14:15 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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