CVE-2012-5429

The VPN driver in Cisco VPN Client on Windows does not properly interact with the kernel, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel fault and system crash) via a crafted application, aka Bug ID CSCuc81669.

Published: 2013-01-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5429 is rated Low Risk (26.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.31%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5429

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 0.09% 0.31% +0.22%
2 2024-09-17 0.04% 0.09% +0.05%
3 2024-02-08 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5429

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 3.1 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5429

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5429

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco vpn_client — cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5429

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