CVE-2012-1338

Cisco IOS 15.0 and 15.1 on Catalyst 3560 and 3750 series switches allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device reload) by completing local web authentication quickly, aka Bug ID CSCts88664.

Published: 2012-08-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-1338 is rated Moderate Risk (47.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.09%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1338

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 0.29% 1.09% +0.80%
2 2025-03-17 0.11% 0.29% +0.18%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.11% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1338

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 6.8 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1338

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1338

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco ios 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios 15.1 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_3560 — cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3560:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_3560-e — cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3560-e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_3560-x — cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3560-x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_3750 — cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3750:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_3750-e — cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3750-e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_3750-x — cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3750-x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_3750_metro — cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3750_metro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_3750g — cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3750g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1338

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