CVE-2012-0361

The sccp-protocol component in Cisco IP Communicator (CIPC) 7.0 through 8.6 does not limit the rate of SCCP messages to Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors that trigger (1) on hook and (2) off hook messages, as demonstrated by a Plantronics headset, aka Bug ID CSCti40315.

Published: 2012-05-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-0361 is rated Moderate Risk (43.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.22%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0361

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 0.47% 1.22% +0.74%
2 2025-03-17 0.25% 0.47% +0.23%
3 2023-03-23 0.25%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0361

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0361

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0361

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco ip_communicator 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ip_communicator:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ip_communicator 7.0\(1\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ip_communicator:7.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ip_communicator 7.0\(2\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ip_communicator:7.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ip_communicator 7.0\(3\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ip_communicator:7.0\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ip_communicator 7.0\(4\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ip_communicator:7.0\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ip_communicator 7.0\(5\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ip_communicator:7.0\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ip_communicator 7.0\(6\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ip_communicator:7.0\(6\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ip_communicator 8.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ip_communicator:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0361

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