CVE-2012-4643

HighCVSS 7.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The DHCP server on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices, and the ASA Services Module (ASASM) in Cisco Catalyst 6500 series devices, with software 7.0 before 7.2(5.8), 7.1 before 7.2(5.8), 7.2 before 7.2(5.8), 8.0 before 8.0(5.28), 8.1 before 8.1(2.56), 8.2 before 8.2(5.27), 8.3 before 8.3(2.31), 8.4 before 8.4(3.10), 8.5 before 8.5(1.9), and 8.6 before 8.6(1.5) does not properly allocate memory for DHCP packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a series of crafted IPv4 packets, aka Bug ID CSCtw84068.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.1/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 29, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-4643: High severity, CVSS 7.1 | Vulnix