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CVE-2012-4985

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-12-05 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Forescout CounterACT NAC device 6.3.4.1 does not block ARP and ICMP traffic from unrecognized clients, which allows remote attackers to conduct ARP poisoning attacks via crafted packets.

Affected products

• Forescout Counteract: 6.3.4.10

References

• http://osvdb.org/87895
• http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/forescout-nac-icmp-arp.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56689
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80284
• http://osvdb.org/87895
• http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/forescout-nac-icmp-arp.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56689
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80284

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