CVE-2012-4091

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-20 Input Validation

Publication date:

05/10/2013

Last modified:

11/04/2025

Description

The RIP service engine in Cisco NX-OS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine restart) via a malformed (1) RIPv4 or (2) RIPv6 message, aka Bug ID CSCtj73415.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

5.00

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:-:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

http://osvdb.org/98124
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4091
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62838
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029159
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87669
http://osvdb.org/98124
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4091
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62838
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029159
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87669