CVE-2012-4091

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The RIP service engine in Cisco NX-OS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine restart) via a malformed (1) RIPv4 or (2) RIPv6 message, aka Bug ID CSCtj73415.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://osvdb.org/98124
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4091Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62838Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029159Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87669
http://osvdb.org/98124
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4091Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62838Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029159Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87669

Timeline

Published: Oct 5, 2013
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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