CVE-2012-0385

high
Published 2012-03-29 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.8
VIR risk
7.8

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@cisco.com — http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120328-smartinstall

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.