CVE-2012-4621 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Device Sensor feature of Cisco IOS versions 15.0 through 15.2. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted DHCP packet, causing the affected Cisco device to reload. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.0\(1\)seCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.0\(1\)se:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:C
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