CVE-2012-0388: High severity cisco ios vulnerability

Published Mar 29, 2012
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Updated

Memory leak in the H.323 inspection feature in the Zone-Based Firewall in Cisco IOS 12.4, 15.0, 15.1, and 15.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reload) via malformed transit H.323 traffic, aka Bug ID CSCtq45553.

Affected Software

4 affected components
Cisco IOS=12.4
Cisco IOS=15.0
Cisco IOS=15.1
Cisco IOS=15.2

Event History

Mar 29, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0388?

CVE-2012-0388 has been rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service through memory consumption.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-0388?

To fix CVE-2012-0388, upgrade to a version of Cisco IOS that is not affected, ideally a version later than 15.2.

3

What type of attack does CVE-2012-0388 facilitate?

CVE-2012-0388 facilitates denial of service attacks by exploiting a memory leak in the H.323 inspection feature.

4

What versions of Cisco IOS are affected by CVE-2012-0388?

CVE-2012-0388 affects Cisco IOS versions 12.4, 15.0, 15.1, and 15.2.

5

What can be the consequences of exploiting CVE-2012-0388?

Exploiting CVE-2012-0388 can lead to device reloads or significant memory consumption, resulting in service interruptions.

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