HIGH
The Smart Install feature in Cisco IOS 12.2, 15.0, 15.1, and 15.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by sending a malformed Smart Install message over TCP, aka Bug ID CSCtt16051
Published Mar 29, 2012
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.96%
Description
The Smart Install feature in Cisco IOS 12.2, 15.0, 15.1, and 15.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by sending a malformed Smart Install message over TCP, aka Bug ID CSCtt16051.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.96% 0.02960
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02960
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02960) | 86.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.99% (0.02994) | 85.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.14% (0.02138) | 83.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.09% (0.02090) | 89.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.09% (0.02090) | 87.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://osvdb.org/80694 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48610 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120328-smartinstall vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52756 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026867 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74430 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/80694 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48610 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120328-smartinstall | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52756 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026867 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74430 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner cisco
Published Mar 29, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 4, 2012
Link CVE-2012-0385
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a