CVE-2010-0148

Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Security Agent 5.2 before 5.2.0.285, when running on Linux, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via "a series of TCP packets."

Published: 2010-02-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-0148 is rated Moderate Risk (62.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.97%). EPSS rose +1.64% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0148

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.33% 2.97% +1.64%
2 2025-05-19 1.70% 1.33% -0.36%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.70% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0148

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0148

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-0148

Comment: Per: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b1910d.shtml Only Cisco Security Agent release 5.2 for Linux, either managed or standalone, are affected by the DoS vulnerability (the Windows version is not affected). The Linux version of standalone agents are installed in the following products: * Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CallManager) * IPCC Express * IP Interactive Voice Response (IP IVR) * Cisco Unified Meeting Place * Cisco Personal Assistant (PA) * Cisco Unity Connection Note: The Sun Solaris version of the Cisco Security Agent is not affected by these vulnerabilities. Only Cisco Security Agent release 5.2 for Linux, either managed or standalone, are affected by the DoS vulnerability. "

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0148

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco security_agent 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:security_agent:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0148

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