CVE-2012-5030 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS before version 15.2(4)S6, stemming from an uninitialized variable. This flaw allows remote authenticated attackers to trigger high CPU consumption, watchdog timeouts, or system crashes by manipulating specific SNMP objects. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires authenticated access but has a low attack complexity, potentially leading to significant service disruption. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 15.2\(4\)s5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.