CVE-2012-0338

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-05-02 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4 and 15.0 does not recognize the vrf-also keyword during enforcement of access-class commands, which allows remote attackers to establish SSH connections from arbitrary source IP addresses via a standard SSH client, aka Bug ID CSCsv86113.

Affected products

Cisco IOS: 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 15.0

References

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/ios/12.2SX/release/notes/caveats_SXH_rebuilds.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027005
https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/2030226
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/ios/12.2SX/release/notes/caveats_SXH_rebuilds.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027005
https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/2030226

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