HIGH
The Device Sensor feature in Cisco IOS 15.0 through 15.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a DHCP packet, aka Bug ID CSCty96049
Published Sep 27, 2012
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.56%
Description
The Device Sensor feature in Cisco IOS 15.0 through 15.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a DHCP packet, aka Bug ID CSCty96049.
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.
1.56% 0.01557
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01557
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01557) | 74.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01557) | 71.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 60.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.95% (0.02953) | 77.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 61.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 56.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 17, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 54.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00186) | 54.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120926-dhcp vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027572 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120926-dhcp | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027572 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner cisco
Published Sep 27, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 24, 2012
Link CVE-2012-4621
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a