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CVE-2012-4091

The RIP service engine in Cisco NX-OS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

5.0 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

3.00%Up 1.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

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.

Record
CVE-2012-4091
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2012-4091
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4035 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2012-4035
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4mfj-8rv9-j9f2 No score

The RIP service engine in Cisco NX-OS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

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.

Record
GHSA-4mfj-8rv9-j9f2
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2012-4091 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Cisco Nx-os, published October 5, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.00%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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