CVE-2012-0385

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-03-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

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.

Affected products

Cisco IOS: 12.2, 15.0, 15.1, 15.2

References

http://osvdb.org/80694
http://secunia.com/advisories/48610
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120328-smartinstall
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52756
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026867
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74430
http://osvdb.org/80694
http://secunia.com/advisories/48610
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120328-smartinstall
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52756
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026867
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74430

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