CVE-2012-1367 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS versions 12.0, 12.2, 15.0, 15.1, and 15.2, specifically within the MallocLite implementation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the Route Processor by sending a crafted BGP UPDATE message with a modified local-preference attribute length. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity due to its low attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or Metasploit modules are available, though it has received some community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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