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CVE-2012-3946

Cisco IOS before 15.3(2)S allows remote attackers to bypass interface ACL restrictions in...

5.0 Medium

Cisco IOS before 15.3(2)S allows remote attackers to bypass interface ACL restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by sending IPv6 packets in an unspecified scenario in which expected packet drops do not occur for "a small percentage" of the packets, aka Bug ID CSCty73682.

Exploit likelihood

1.93%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Cisco IOS before 15.3(2)S allows remote attackers to bypass interface ACL restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by sending IPv6 packets in an unspecified scenario in which expected packet drops do not occur for "a small percentage" of the packets, aka Bug ID CSCty73682.

Record
CVE-2012-3946
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Cisco IOS before 15.3(2)S allows remote attackers to bypass interface ACL restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by sending IPv6 packets in an unspecified scenario in which expected packet drops do not occur for "a small percentage" of the packets, aka Bug ID CSCty73682.

Record
CVE-2012-3946
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3890 No score

Cisco IOS before 15.3(2)S allows remote attackers to bypass interface ACL restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by sending IPv6 packets in an unspecified scenario in which expected packet drops do not occur for "a small percentage" of the packets, aka Bug ID CSCty73682.

Record
EUVD-2012-3890
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6g2p-g3v6-8357 No score

Cisco IOS before 15.3(2)S allows remote attackers to bypass interface ACL restrictions in...

Cisco IOS before 15.3(2)S allows remote attackers to bypass interface ACL restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by sending IPv6 packets in an unspecified scenario in which expected packet drops do not occur for "a small percentage" of the packets, aka Bug ID CSCty73682.

Record
GHSA-6g2p-g3v6-8357
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2012-3946 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Cisco Ios, published April 24, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.93%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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