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CVE-2012-1312

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-1312 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS versions 15.1 and 15.2, specifically within the MACE feature. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending crafted transit traffic, leading to a device reload. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating high severity. It can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity, resulting in a complete loss of availability (device reload) without impacting confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.1HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0171 is in the 33rd percentile among its peer group of 8,915 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

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

osvdb.org / 80703
secunia.com / advisories/48595
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/74429
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120328-mace
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/52751
securitytracker.com / id