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CVE-2012-3901

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-09-16 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The updateTime function in sensorApp on Cisco IPS 4200 series sensors 7.0 and 7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash and traffic-inspection outage) via network traffic, aka Bug ID CSCta96144.

Affected products

• Cisco Intrusion Prevention System: 7.0, 7.1
• Cisco Ips 4240: all versions
• Cisco Ips 4250 Sx: all versions
• Cisco Ips 4255: all versions
• Cisco Ips 4260: all versions
• Cisco Ips 4270-20: all versions

References

• http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/ips/7.0/release/notes/22789_01.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78870
• http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/ips/7.0/release/notes/22789_01.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78870

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