CVE-2012-3012

The Arbiter Power Sentinel 1133A device with firmware before 11Jun2012 Rev 421 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Ethernet outage) via unspecified Ethernet traffic that fills a buffer, as demonstrated by a port scan.

Published: 2012-09-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-3012 is rated Moderate Risk (53/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3012

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 2025-03-30 0.35% 0.47% +0.12%
2 2025-03-29 0.47% 0.35% -0.12%
3 2025-03-17 0.47%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-3012

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-2012-3012

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-3012

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
arbiter power_sentinel_1133a_firmware <= 11jun2012 cpe:2.3:o:arbiter:power_sentinel_1133a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
arbiter power_sentinel 1133a cpe:2.3:h:arbiter:power_sentinel:1133a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-3012

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