CVE-2012-4661
highpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.040 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DCERPC inspection engine on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices, and the ASA Services Module (ASASM) in Cisco Catalyst 6500 series devices, with software 8.3 before 8.3(2.34), 8.4 before 8.4(4.4), 8.5 before 8.5(1.13), and 8.6 before 8.6(1.3) and the Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 4.1 before 4.1(9) in Cisco Catalyst 6500 series switches and 7600 series routers might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DCERPC packet, aka Bug IDs CSCtr21359 and CSCtr27522.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (24)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco 5500 series adaptive security applianceall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:h:cisco:5500_series_adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 8.3(1)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 8.3(2)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 8.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 8.4(1)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 8.4(1.11)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 8.4(2)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 8.4(2.11)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 8.5nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 8.5(1)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 8.5(1.4)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 8.6nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 8.6(1)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://osvdb.org/86146cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50857cnnvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20121010-asacnnvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20121010-fwsmcnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79173cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55863cnnvd
- http://osvdb.org/86146enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50857enisa_euvd
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