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CVE-2012-4661

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4661 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the DCERPC inspection engine of Cisco ASA 5500 series devices, ASASM, and FWSM, affecting specific software versions. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted DCERPC packet. With a CVSS score of 9.0, it is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.3\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.3\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.4\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.4\(1.11\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4\(1.11\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
9.5
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0405 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

osvdb.org / 86146
secunia.com / advisories/50857
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/79173
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20121010-asa
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20121010-fwsm
securityfocus.com / bid/55863